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On that night could not the king sleep ,
and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles dabar #;
and they were read before the king .
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And it was found written ,
that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh ,
two of the kings chamberlains ,
the keepers of the door ,
who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus .
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And the king said ,
What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this ?
Then said the kings servants that ministered unto him ,
There is nothing done for him .
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And the king said ,
Who is in the court ?
Now Haman was come into the outward court of the kings house ,
to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him .
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And the kings servants said unto him ,
Behold ,
Haman standeth in the court .
And the king said ,
Let him come in .
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So Haman came in .
And the king said unto him ,
What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour ?
Now Haman thought in his heart ,
To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself ?
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And Haman answered the king ,
For the man whom the king delighteth to honour ,
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Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear ,
and the horse that the king rideth upon ,
and the crown royal which is set upon his head ro #
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And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the kings most noble princes ,
that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour ,
and bring him on horseback through the street of the city ,
and proclaim before him ,
Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour .
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Then the king said to Haman ,
Make haste ,
and take the apparel and the horse ,
as thou hast said ,
and do even so to Mordecai the Jew ,
that sitteth at the kings gate sha #
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let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken .
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Then took Haman the apparel and the horse ,
and arrayed Mordecai ,
and brought him on horseback through the street of the city ,
and proclaimed before him ,
Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour .
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And Mordecai came again to the kings gate sha #
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But Haman hasted to his house mourning ,
and having his head covered .
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And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him .
Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him ,
If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews ,
before whom thou hast begun to fall ,
thou shalt not prevail against him ,
but shalt surely fall before him .
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And while they were yet talking with him ,
came the kings chamberlains ,
and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared .