This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Esther (Greek) 6:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 20213 “When I asked my counselors how this might be accomplished, Haman—who excels among us in sound judgment and is distinguished for his unchanging goodwill and steadfast fidelity and has attained the second place of honor in the kingdom— See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible3 “What did we do to honor or show favor to Mordecai for this?” the king asked. His servants replied, “You have done nothing for him.” See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version3 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. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)3 The king asked, “How have we honored and rewarded Mordecai for this?” His servants answered, “You have done nothing for him.” See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers3 The king said, “What honor or favor have we done for Mordecai?” The king’s servants said, “You haven’t done anything for him.” See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition3-4 Artaxerxes asked his servants, “What did we do to reward Mordecai for his kindness?” “Your Majesty,” they answered, “you haven't done anything for him.” Just then, Haman came into the palace courtyard to ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on the tower he had built. The king saw him and said, “Who is that man waiting in front of the throne room?” See the chapter |