Esther 6:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The king asks who is in the court just as Haman arrives to request Mordecai's execution.
What Does Esther 6:4 Mean?
The king wonders who is in the court, and at that exact instant Haman has arrived in the outer court, come to request permission to hang Mordecai on the gallows he built. The timing could not be more perfect or more devastating for Haman. He walks in to seek a death and will leave assigned to bestow an honor.
The narrator stacks the coincidences without comment, and the effect is breathtaking. Haman comes early, eager for murder, and arrives at the very moment the king is seeking someone to honor Mordecai. The enemy's own haste delivers him into the trap. The hidden hand arranges the meeting so that Haman's scheme will recoil upon him from his own mouth.
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What does Esther 6:4 mean?
The king asks who is in the court just as Haman arrives to request Mordecai's execution.