Trouvé 48 Résultats pour: Haman
After these events, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, to a rank higher than that of all the other officials. (Esther 3, 1)
On orders of the king, all the royal officials at the king's gate would kneel and bow down to Haman. This Mordecai refused to do. (Esther 3, 2)
They spoke to him day after day, but he refused to comply, explaining that he was a Jew. To find out if this explanation was acceptable, they reported the matter to Haman. (Esther 3, 4)
Haman was enraged when he saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor. (Esther 3, 5)
In the first month, the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, the pur or lot was cast in Haman's presence to determine the day and the month for the destruction of Mordecai's people. The lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar. (Esther 3, 7)
Haman talked to King Ahasuerus, "Scattered throughout the provinces of your kingdom is a certain people, whose customs differ from those of other people. Since they do not obey our laws, it is not in the king's best interests to tolerate them. (Esther 3, 8)
The king took the signet ring off his finger, handed it to Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, enemy of the Jews, and said, (Esther 3, 10)
On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned. As Haman dictated, they wrote orders in the script of each province and in the language of each people to the king's satraps, the governors of every province, and the officials of every people. Written in the name of King Ahasuerus himself and sealed with his own ring, (Esther 3, 12)
The couriers, spurred on by the king's command, set out in haste, and the edict was first promulgated in Susa. As the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in bewilderment. (Esther 3, 15)
Mordecai told him all that had happened, as well as the exact amount of money Haman had promised to contribute to the royal treasury. (Esther 4, 7)
He also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree for their destruction, to show and explain to Esther. He further told him to urge her to go to the king to beg for mercy and intercede for her people: "Remember the days of your lowly estate when you were brought up in my charge. Haman, who is next to the king, has asked for our death. Pray to the Lord and speak to the king for us. Save us from death." (Esther 4, 8)
Esther replied, "If it please your majesty, come with Haman to a banquet I have prepared today." (Esther 5, 4)
