Esther 3:1 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
- Haman seeks to destroy the JewsMordecai refused to reverence Haman. The religion of a Jew forbade him to give honours to any mortal man which savoured of idolatry, especially to so wicked...
Thompson Chains
- Promotion (2)Starts here · next Esther 5:11 · 6 links
Cross References
- Esther 5:11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
- Numbers 24:7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
- Esther 3:10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
- Genesis 41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
- 1 Samuel 15:33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
- Daniel 6:2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.
- Genesis 41:55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
- 1 Samuel 15:8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
- Ezra 7:14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
- Esther 1:14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
- 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 8:3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
- Psalms 12:8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
- Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
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Topics
- Government By Ahasuerus
- Haman Prime minister of Ahasuerus
- Hammedatha Father of Haman
- Israel, prophecies concerning Plotted against, by Haman
- King The chief ruler
- Massacre Decree to destroy the Jews
- Minister, civil Haman
- Politics Of Ahasuerus
- Rulers Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide)
- Servant The Jews in Babylon
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible509 BC · The Jews Delivered from Haman
Bible Dictionary
- AhasuerusThere are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1.) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan 9:1. This was probably...
- Haman(of Persian origin), magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Esth 3:1, etc.). He is...
- HammedathaFather of Haman, designated usually “the Agagite” (Esth 3:1, Esth 3:10; Esth 8:5).
- AgagiteA name applied to Haman and also to his father (Esth 3:1, Esth 3:10; Esth 8:3, Esth 8:5). Probably it was equivalent to Amalekite.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- After אַחַר ʾaḥar אַחַר Preposition
- these things הַדְּבָרִים haddĕbārîm דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural · with the הָאֵלֶּה hāʾēllê Pronoun · with the
- did king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- Ahasuerus אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʾăḥašwērôš אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Proper name
- promote גִּדַּל giddal גָּדַל Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
- Haman אֶת ʾet Object marker הָמָן hāmān הָמָן Proper name
- the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Hammedatha הַמְּדָתָא hammĕdātāʾ מְדָתָא Proper name
- the Agagite הָאֲגָגִי hāʾăgāgî אֲגָגִי Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and advanced וַיְנַשְּׂאֵהוּ waynaśśĕʾēhû נָשָׂא Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- him, and set וַיָּשֶׂם wayyāśem שׂוּם Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- his seat אֶת ʾet Object marker כִּסְאוֹ kisʾô כִּסֵּא Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- above all the princes מֵעַל mēʿal Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַשָּׂרִים haśśārîm שַׂר Noun · masculine plural · with the אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אִתּוֹ ʾittô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular
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