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ought to be clothed with the king’s apparel, and be set upon the horse that the king rides, and receive the royal crown upon his head. (Esther 10, 8)
And let the first of the king’s rulers and sovereigns hold his horse, and, as they advance through the street of the city, proclaim before him and say, ‘Thus shall he be honored, whom the king decides to honor.’ ” (Esther 10, 9)
And the king said to him, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, and do as you have said to Mordecai the Jew, who sits in front of the gate of the palace. Be careful not to omit any of those things which you have mentioned.” (Esther 10, 10)
And so Haman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mordecai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, he went before him and cried out, “He is worthy of this honor, whom the king has decided to honor.” (Esther 10, 11)
As they were still speaking, the king’s eunuchs arrived and compelled him to go quickly to the feast, which the queen had prepared. (Esther 10, 14)
And so the king and Haman entered to drink with the queen. (Esther 11, 1)
And the king said to her again on the second day, after he was warmed with wine, “What is your request, Esther, so that it may be given to you? And what do you want done? Even if you ask for half of my kingdom, you will obtain it.” (Esther 11, 2)
She answered him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it pleases you, spare my soul, I ask you, and spare my people, I beg you. (Esther 11, 3)
For I and my people have been handed over to be crushed, to be slain, and to perish. And if we were only being sold as servants and slaves, the evil might be tolerable, and I would have mourned in silence. But now our enemy is one whose cruelty overflows upon the king.” (Esther 11, 4)
And king Artaxerxes answered and said, “Who is this, and of what power, that he would dare to do these things?” (Esther 11, 5)
And Esther said, “This is our most wicked enemy and foe: Haman!” Hearing this, Haman was suddenly dumbfounded, unable to bear the faces of the king and the queen. (Esther 11, 6)
But the king, being angry, rose up and, from the place of the feast, entered into the arboretum of the garden. Haman likewise rose up to entreat Esther the queen for his soul, for he understood that evil was prepared for him by the king. (Esther 11, 7)
