Esther 3:1

Easy To Read Version

After these things happened, King Xerxes honored Haman. Haman was the son of a man named Hammedatha, the Agagite. The king promoted Haman and gave him a place of honor more important than any of the other leaders.

Cross References

Genesis 41:40

I will put you in charge of my country, and the people will obey all your commands. I will be the only person more powerful than you.”

Genesis 41:55

The time of hunger began, and the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to the Egyptian people, “Go ask Joseph what to do.”

Ezra 7:14

Ezra, I and my seven advisers send you. You must go to Judah and Jerusalem. See how your people are doing in obeying the Law of your God. You have that Law with you.

Esther 3:10

So the king took the official ring off his finger and gave it to Haman. Haman was the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite. Haman was the enemy of the Jews.

Esther 5:11

Haman started bragging about how rich he was. He was bragging to his friends about his many sons, and about all the ways the king had honored him. And he was bragging about how the king had promoted him higher than all the other leaders.

Esther 7:6

Esther said, “The man against us, our enemy, is this wicked Haman.”

Esther 8:3

Then Esther spoke to the king again. She fell at the king’s feet and began crying. She begged the king to cancel the evil plan of Haman the Agagite. Haman had thought up that plan to hurt the Jews.

Psalm 12:8

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Proverbs 29:2

When the ruler is a good person, then all the people are happy. But when an evil person rules, then all the people complain.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Foolish people are given important positions, while rich people get jobs that are not important.

Daniel 6:2

And he chose three men to rule over those 120 satraps. Daniel was one of these three supervisors. The king set up these men so that no one would cheat him and he would not lose anything in his kingdom.

Numbers 24:7

You will always have enough water, enough water for your seeds to grow. Your king will be greater than king Agag. Your kingdom will be very great.

1 Samuel 15:33

But Samuel said to Agag, “Your sword took babies from their mothers. So now, your mother will have no children.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

1 Samuel 15:8

Agag was the king of the Amalekites. Saul captured Agag alive. Saul let Agag live, but he killed all the men in Agag’s army.