Devine Scripture

Esther 3:5

Esther chapter 3 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

Context

v.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.

v.5This passage

v.6But he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Esther 5:9

    Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

  • Daniel 3:19

    Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

  • Esther 3:2

    And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not down, nor did him reverence.

  • Proverbs 27:3

    A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

  • Proverbs 19:19

    A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

  • Job 5:2

    For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.