Esther 3:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 3:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 3:10 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. ene..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 3:10 — KJV
“And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. enemy: or, oppressor”
— Esther 3:10 (KJV)
Esther 3:10 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 3:10
“And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: devised: Heb. the device which he...: or, who wrote”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:10: king, haman, son
“The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:10: hand, haman, son
“Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them; consume: Heb. crush”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:10: haman, son, hammedatha
“After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:10: king, haman, son
“And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:10: king, took, ring
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