Esther 5 · Verse 9

Esther 5:9

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
Esther 5:9, King James Version

Esther 5:9 in other translations

BSBThat day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
WEBThen Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he didn’t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
ASVThen went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
YLTAnd Haman goeth forth on that day rejoicing and glad in heart, and at Haman's seeing Mordecai in the gate of the king, and he hath not risen nor moved for him, then is Haman full of fury against Mordecai.
DARBYAnd Haman went forth that day joyful and glad of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was full of fury against Mordecai.
BBEThen on that day Haman went out full of joy and glad in heart; but when he saw Mordecai in the king's doorway, and he did not get to his feet or give any sign of fear before him, Haman was full of wrath against Mordecai.
WebsterThen went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

What does Esther 5:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 That he stood not up, nor moved for him - This was certainly carrying his integrity or inflexibility to the highest pitch. But still we are left to conjecture that some reverence was required, which Mordecai could not conscientiously pay.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 5:9-14
This account of Haman is a comment upon Pr 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman, the higher he is lifted up, the more impatient he is of contempt, and the more enraged at it. The affront from Mordecai spoiled all. A slight affront, which a humble man would scarcely notice, will torment a proud man, even to madness, and will mar all his comforts. Those disposed to be uneasy, will never want something to be uneasy at. Such are proud men; though they have much to their mind, if they have not all to their mind, it is as nothing to them. Many call the proud happy, who display pomp and make a show; but this is a mistaken thought. Many poor cottagers feel far less uneasiness than the rich, with all their fancied advantages around them. The man who knows not Christ, is poor though he be rich, because he is utterly destitute of that which alone is true riches.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Esther 5:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
הָמָן֙ha.ManHamanH2001
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
שָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achjoyfulH8056
וְט֣וֹבve.Tovand good ofH2896
לֵ֑בLevheartH3820
וְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'Otand just as sawH7200
הָמָ֨ןha.ManHamanH2001
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782
בְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arat [the] gate ofH8179
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
קָם֙kamhe stood upH6965
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
זָ֣עza'he trembledH2111
מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480
וַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'and he was filledH4390
הָמָ֛ןha.ManHamanH2001
עַֽל\־'al-towardsH5921
מָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782
חֵמָֽה\׃che.MahrageH2534

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Cross references for Esther 5:9

  • Esther 3:5

    And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

  • Matthew 2:16

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

  • Job 20:5

    That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

  • Amos 6:12-13

    Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

  • Daniel 3:16-19

    Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

  • Psalms 27:3

    Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

  • James 4:9

    Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

  • Luke 6:25

    Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

  • Daniel 3:13

    Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

  • Esther 2:19

    And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.

  • Job 31:31

    If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

  • Psalms 15:4

    In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
joyful.
Job 20:5; Am 6:12,13; Lu 6:25; Joh 16:20; Jas 4:9
he stood not up.
3:2; Ps 15:4; Mt 10:28
he was full.
3:5; 1Ki 21:4; Job 31:31; Ps 27:3; Da 3:13,16-19; Mt 2:16; Ac 7:54

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Context

  • Esther 5:8

    If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

  • Esther 5:9

    Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

  • Esther 5:10

    Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

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Esther 5:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y salió Amán aquel día contento y alegre de corazón; pero como vió á Mardochêo á la puerta del rey, que no se levantaba ni se movía de su lugar, llenóse contra Mardochêo de ira.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ce jour-là Haman sortit joyeux et le cœur gai. Mais lorsque Haman vit à la porte du roi, Mardochée qui ne se leva ni ne bougea pour lui, Haman fut rempli de fureur contre Mardochée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Haman ging an selbigem Tage hinaus, fröhlich und guten Mutes. Als aber Haman den Mordokai im Tore des Königs sah, und daß er weder aufstand, noch sich vor ihm rührte, da ward Haman voll Grimmes über Mordokai; aber Haman bezwang sich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Egressus est itaque illo die Aman lætus et alacer. Cumque vidisset Mardochæum sedentem ante fores palatii, et non solum non assurrexisse sibi, sed nec motum quidem de loco sessionis suæ, indignatus est valde: