1 As he was sleepless that night, the king asked for the Book of Chronicles and ordered that the record of his reign be read to him.
2 He came across the passage wherein Mordecai exposed a plot to assassinate King Ahasuerus, the plot of two royal eunuchs guarding the gate, Bagathan and Teresh.
3 The king asked, "What reward and honor did Mordecai receive for this?" The king's attendants answered, "None, your majesty."
4 Haman had entered the outer court, wanting to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had erected. "Who is there in the court?" the king asked.
5 So the king's attendants answered, "Haman is there, standing in the court." The king ordered, "Let him come in."
6 When Haman entered, the king asked him, "What should be done to the man the king wishes to honor?" Haman thought to himself: whom would the king wish to honor but me?
7 So he replied, "For the man the king wishes to honor,
8 let royal robes be brought which the king has worn, and a horse, which the king has ridden, with a royal diadem on its head.
9 The robes and the horse should be handed to one of the king's noblest officers who should array the man the king wishes to honor and lead him on horseback through the city street, proclaiming before him: 'This is what is done for the man the king is pleased to honor!'"
10 The king ordered Haman, "Hurry! Take the robes and the horse and do as you have said for the Jew Mordecai sitting at the royal gate. Do not leave out anything you have recommended."
11 So Haman took the robes and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the streets, proclaiming, "This is what is done for the man the king is pleased to honor!"
12 After this Mordecai returned to the king's gate, while Haman hurried home greatly dejected and with his head veiled.
13 He told his wife and all his friends everything that had happened, and they said to him, "If Mordecai, who started your downfall, is of Jewish origin, you will not win against him. You will surely be ruined."
14 While they were still talking, the king's eunuchs arrived and escorted Haman to the banquet Esther had prepared.
Versículos relacionados com Esther, 6:
Esther 6 reports the moment when King Ahasuero could not sleep and had the book of the chronicles to be read to him. In this book, he discovered that Mordecai, who had saved his life, had not yet received any honor or recognition. The chapter then follows the account of what the king did to honor Mordecai. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Esther 6:
Proverbs 3:35: "The wise will inherit honor, but the fools take over themselves ignominia." King Ahasuero recognizes that Mordecai is a wise and worthy man, and decides to honor him publicly.
1 Samuel 2:30: "Therefore, the Lord says, the God of Israel, In fact, I had said that thy house and the house of your Father would walk before me perpetually; but now the Lord says, far from me, such Thing, because to those who honor me, but those who despise me will be despised. " King Ahasuero decides to honor Mordeque for saving his life, and thus fulfill the divine principle of honoring those who honor him.
Philippians 2:9: "For which God also exalted him sovereignly and gave him a name that is on every name." Just as God exalted Jesus for his obedience and humility, King Ahasuero exalts Mordoca for his faithfulness and courage.
Colossians 3:23-24: "And whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that you will receive from the Lord the reward of inheritance, because the Lord, the Lord, Servis." Mordecai served King Ahasuero faithfully, and even if the king had not honored him, he knew that his true reward would come from the Lord.
2 Timothy 2:20-21: "Now, in a large house there are not only gold and silver utensils, but also of wood and clay; some, for honor; others, but for dishonor. So, then, if anyone Himself cleansing itself from these errors will be an utensil for honor, sanctified and useful to its possessor, being prepared for every good work. " Mordecai is an utensil for honor in the hands of God, and King Ahasuero recognized this and publicly honored him.
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