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) 6:6 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 20216 “Therefore we have decreed that those indicated to you in the letters written by Haman, who is in charge of affairs and is our second father, shall all—wives and children included—be utterly destroyed by the swords of their enemies, without pity or restraint, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month, Adar, of this present year, See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible6 The king asked Haman, “What should I do for a person whom I really want to honor?” Haman thought to himself, Whom would the king really want to honor, except me? See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version6 And when he was come in, he said to him: What ought to be done to the man whom the king is desirous to honour? But Aman thinking in his heart, and supposing that the king would honour no other but himself, See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)6 So Haman came in, and the king said to him, “There is someone I wish very much to honor. What should I do for this man?” Haman thought to himself, “Now who could the king want to honor so much? Me, of course.” See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers6 The king said to Haman, “What should I do for the man whom I wish to honor?” Haman said within himself, “Whom would the king honor but myself?” See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition6 “Tell me, Haman,” the king said, “what should I do for a man I want to honor?” Haman thought, “The king must be asking how I want to be honored!” See the chapter |