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Esther 3:2 KJV
Esther · chapter 3 · verse 2
And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.Esther 3:2 · King James Version
Esther 3:2 in context
1After 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.
2And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
3Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?
4Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.
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Key words (Strong's)
- reverencedshâchâhto depressH7812 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- MordecaiMordᵉkayMordecai, an IsraeliteH4782 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
- bowedkâraʻto bend the kneeH3766 →
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Here we have, I. Haman advanced by the prince, and adored thereupon by the people. Ahasuerus had lately laid Esther in his bosom, but she had no such interest in him as to get her friends preferred, or to prevent the preferring of one who she knew was an enemy to her people.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6