Esther 7 · Verse 7

Esther 7:7

And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Esther 7:7, King James Version

Esther 7:7 in other translations

BSBIn his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
WEBThe king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden. Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
ASVAnd the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
YLTAnd the king hath risen, in his fury, from the banquet of wine, unto the garden of the house, and Haman hath remained to seek for his life from Esther the queen, for he hath seen that evil hath been determined against him by the king.
DARBYAnd the king in his wrath rose up from the banquet of wine, and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to make request for his life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
BBEAnd the king in his wrath got up from the feast and went into the garden: and Haman got to his feet to make a prayer for his life to Esther the queen: for he saw that the king's purpose was evil against him.
WebsterAnd the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace-garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

What does Esther 7:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Es 7:7-10. The King Causes Haman to Be Hanged on His Own Gallows.

7. he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king--When the king of Persia orders an offender to be executed, and then rises and goes into the women's apartment, it is a sign that no mercy is to be hoped for. Even the sudden rising of the king in anger was the same as if he had pronounced sentence.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Haman stood up - He rose from the table to make request for his life, as soon as the king had gone out; and then he fell on his knees before the queen, she still sitting upon her couch.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 7:7-10
The king was angry: those that do things with self-will, reflect upon them afterward with self-reproach. When angry, we should pause before we come to any resolution, and thus rule our own spirits, and show that we are governed by reason. Those that are most haughty and insolent when in power and prosperity, commonly, like Haman, are the most abject and poor-spirited when brought down. The day is coming when those that hate and persecute God's chosen ones, would gladly be beholden to them. The king returns yet more angry against Haman. Those about him were ready to put his wrath into execution. How little can proud men be sure of the interest they think they have! The enemies of God's church have often been thus taken in their own craftiness. The Lord is known by such judgments. Then was the king's wrath pacified, and not till then. And who pities Haman hanged on his own gallows? who does not rather rejoice in the Divine righteousness displayed in the destruction his own art brought upon him? Let the workers of iniquity tremble, turn to the Lord, and seek pardon through the blood of Jesus.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Esther 7:7 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.

וְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhand the kingH4428
קָ֤םkamhe rose upH6965
בַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.Toin rage hisH2534
מִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.Tehfrom [the] feast ofH4960
הַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yin<the> wineH3196
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
גִּנַּ֖תgi.Nat[the] garden ofH1594
הַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.Tanthe palaceH1055
וְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.Manand HamanH2001
עָמַ֗ד'a.Madhe remainedH5975
לְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.Keshto seekH1245
עַל\־'al-onH5921
נַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.Sholife hisH5315
מֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.Terfrom EstherH635
הַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
רָאָ֔הra.'Ahhe sawH7200
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
כָלְתָ֥הkhal.Tahit was determinedH3615
אֵלָ֛יו'e.Lavagainst himH413
הָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'Ah<the> harmH7451
מֵאֵ֥תme.'Etfrom withH854
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

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Cross references for Esther 7:7

  • Esther 1:12

    But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

  • Revelation 3:9

    Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

  • Proverbs 14:19

    The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • 1 Samuel 20:7

    If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

  • Proverbs 19:12

    The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Daniel 3:19

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 20:9

    And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

  • 1 Samuel 25:17

    Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

  • Isaiah 60:14

    The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

  • Esther 1:5

    And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;

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in his wrath.
1:12
Haman.
Pr 14:19; Isa 60:14; Re 3:9
for he saw.
1Sa 20:7,9; 25:17; Ps 112:10; Pr 19:12; Da 3:19

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Context

  • Esther 7:6

    And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

  • Esther 7:7

    And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

  • Esther 7:8

    Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

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Esther 7:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levantóse luego el rey del banquete del vino en su furor, y se fué al huerto del palacio: y quedóse Amán para procurar de la reina Esther por su vida; porque vió que estaba resuelto para él el mal de parte del rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le roi, dans sa fureur, se leva du festin, et s’en alla dans le jardin du palais. Et Haman resta pour faire requête pour sa vie auprès de la reine Esther; car il voyait que son malheur était décidé de la part du roi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der König stand in seinem Grimme auf von dem Weingelage und ging in den Garten des Palastes. Haman aber blieb zurück, um bei der Königin Esther für sein Leben zu bitten; denn er sah, daß das Unglück gegen ihn beschlossen war von seiten des Königs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Rex autem iratus surrexit, et de loco convivii intravit in hortum arboribus consitum. Aman quoque surrexit ut rogaret Esther reginam pro anima sua: intellexit enim a rege sibi paratum malum.