Ester 3:5

3:5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he ¹  was filled with rage.

Ester 5:4

5:4 Esther replied, “If the king is so inclined, ²  let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

Ester 6:5

6:5 The king’s attendants said to him, “It is Haman who is standing in the courtyard.” The king said, “Let him enter.”

Ester 6:7

6:7 So Haman said to the king, “For the man whom the king wishes to honor,

Ester 7:6

7:6 Esther replied, “The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!”

Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.

[3:5]  ¹ tn Heb “Haman.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. Repeating the proper name here is redundant according to contemporary English style, although the name is repeated in NASB and NRSV.

[5:4]  ² tn Heb “If upon the king it is good”; NASB “If it please the king.”