1 That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him,
2 They came to that place where it was written, how Mardochai had discovered the treason of Bagathan and Thares the eunuchs, who sought to kill king Assuerus.
3 And when the king heard this, he said: What honour and reward hath Mardochai received for this fidelity? His servants and ministers said to him: He hath received no reward at all.
4 And the king said immediately: Who is in the court? for Aman was coming in to the inner court of the king's house, to speak to the king, that he might order Mardochai to be hanged upon the gibbet which was prepared for him.
5 The servants answered: Aman standeth in the court, and the king said: Let him come in.
6 And when he was come in, he said to him: What ought to be done to the man whom the king is desirous to honour? But Aman thinking in his heart, and supposing that the king would honour no other but himself,
7 Answered: The man whom the king desireth to honour,
8 Ought to be clothed with the king's apparel, and to be set upon the horse that the king rideth upon, and to have the royal crown upon his head,
9 And let the first of the king's princes and nobles hold his horse, and going through the street of the city, proclaim before him and say: Thus shall he be honoured, whom the king hath a mind to honour.
10 And the king said to him: Make haste and take the robe and the horse, and do as thou hast spoken to Mardochai the Jew, who sitteth before the gates of the palace. Beware thou pass over any of those things which thou hast spoken.
11 So Aman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mardochai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, went before him, and proclaimed: This honour is he worthy of, whom the king hath a mind to honour.
12 But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered:
13 And he told Zares his wife, and his friends, all that had befallen him. And the wise men whom he had in counsel, and his wife answered him: If Mardochai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight.
14 As they were yet speaking, the king's eunuchs came, and compelled him to go quickly to the banquet which the queen 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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