Esther 7:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 7:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 7:10 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 7:10 — KJV
“So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.”
— Esther 7:10 (KJV)
Esther 7:10 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 7:10
“Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. gallows: Heb. tree”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:10: hanged, haman, gallows
“Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:10: hanged, haman, gallows
“And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:10: haman, gallows, prepared
“Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. let Haman's...: Heb. let men hang, etc”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:10: hanged, haman, gallows
“And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:10: haman, mordecai, then
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