8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen on the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.
[There were hangings of] white [cloth], [of] green, and [of] blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble.
Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
Behold, Yahweh, like a [strong] man, will hurl you away violently; yes, he will wrap you up closely.
Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.
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Commentary on Esther 7 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 7
We are now to attend the second banquet to which the king and Haman were invited: and there,
Est 7:1-6
The king in humour, and Haman out of humour, meet at Esther's table. Now,
Est 7:7-10
Here,