So KingAhasuerussaidto QueenEstherand to Mordecaithe Jew,"Behold,I have giventhe houseof Hamanto Esther,and him they have hangedon the gallowsbecausehe had stretchedout his handsagainst the Jews.
Now in the reignof Ahasuerus,in the beginningof his reign,they wrotean accusationagainstthe inhabitantsof Judahand Jerusalem.
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
Then Harbonah,oneof the eunuchswho [were] beforethe kingsaid,"Beholdindeed,the gallowsstandingat Haman'shousefiftycubitshigh,whichHamanmadefor Mordecaiwhospokegoodon behalfof the king!"And the kingsaid,"Hanghim on it."
On that dayKingAhasuerusgavethe houseof Haman,the enemyof the Jews,to QueenEsther;and Mordecaicamebeforethe king,for Estherhad disclosedwhathe was to her.
A goodmanleavesan inheritanceto his children'schildren,And the wealthof the sinneris storedup for the righteous.
Christredeemedus from the curseof the Law,having becomea cursefor us-- for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHO HANGSON A TREE"--
