The king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman—son of Hammedatha the Agagite—enemy of the Jews.
Esther 3:11 - Tree of Life Version The king said to Haman, “The silver and the people are yours—do with them as you please.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you. American Standard Version (1901) And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. Common English Bible The king said to Haman, “Both the money and the people are under your power. Do as you like with them.” Catholic Public Domain Version to bring in queen Vashti before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to show her beauty to the whole people and to the leaders, for she was very beautiful. English Standard Version 2016 And the king said to Haman, “The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.” |
The king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman—son of Hammedatha the Agagite—enemy of the Jews.
The king’s scribes were summoned in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and an edict was written as Haman had commanded. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king’s provincial governors, and to the officials who were in every province, and to the officials of every people, province by province, according to its script and people by people according to its language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s ring.
Their eyes bulge out from fatness. The imaginations of their hearts run wild.
“But as for me, here I am in your hand; do with me as is good and right in your eyes.
But now behold, I am freeing you this day from the chains that are on your hand. If it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you. But if it is evil in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, stop. Look, the whole land is before you—wherever it seems good and right to you to go, there go.”
And He released the one they were asking for, the one thrown in jail for insurrection and murder. But he handed over Yeshua to their will.