Verse 1

Esther 3:1

Geneva Bible

1 After these things did King Ahashuerosh promote Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalted him, and set his seate aboue all the princes that were with him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַחַ֣ר הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה גִּדַּל֩ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ אֶת הָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן הַמְּדָ֛תָא הָ/אֲגָגִ֖י וַֽ/יְנַשְּׂאֵ֑/הוּ וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם֙ אֶת כִּסְא֔/וֹ מֵ/עַ֕ל כָּל הַ/שָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite and advanced him, and set his throne above all the princes that were with him.
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Chapter 3 Context
1 After these things did King Ahashuerosh promote Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagite, and exalt...
2 And all the Kings seruants that were at the Kings gate, bowed their knees, and reuerenced Haman: for... Focus ↗
3 Then the Kings seruants which were at the Kings gate, said vnto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the... Focus ↗
4 And albeit they spake dayly vnto him, yet he would not heare them: therefore they tolde Haman, that... Focus ↗
5 And when Haman sawe that Mordecai bowed not the knee vnto him, nor did reuerence vnto him, then Hama... Focus ↗
6 Now he thought it too litle to lay hands onely on Mordecai: and because they had shewed him the peop... Focus ↗
7 In the first moneth (that is the moneth Nisan) in the twelft yere of King Ahashuerosh, they cast Pur... Focus ↗
8 Then Haman said vnto King Ahashuerosh, There is a people scattered, and dispersed among the people i... Focus ↗
9 If it please the King, let it be written that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand tal... Focus ↗
10 Then the King tooke his ring from his hand and gaue it vnto Haman the sonne of Hammedatha the Agagit... Focus ↗
11 And the King sayde vnto Haman, Let the siluer be thine, and the people to doe with them as it please... Focus ↗
12 Then were the Kings scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first moneth, and there was written... Focus ↗
13 And the letters were sent by postes into all the Kings prouinces, to roote out, to kill and to destr... Focus ↗
14 The contents of the writing was, that there shoulde be giuen a commandement in all prouinces, and pu... Focus ↗
15 And the postes compelled by the Kings commandement went forth, and the commandement was giuen in the... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Esther
Chapter
Chapter 3 (15 verses)
Version
Geneva Bible
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