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Esther 6:4-9 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

4. About this time, Haman came in to ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on the tower he had built. The king saw him and asked, “Who is that man waiting in front of the throne room?”

5. The king's servants answered, “Your Majesty, it is Haman.”“Tell him to come in,” the king commanded.

6. When Haman entered the room, the king asked him, “What should I do for a man I want to honour?”Haman was sure that he was the one the king wanted to honour.

7. So he replied, “Your Majesty, if you wish to honour a man,

8. get someone to bring him one of your own robes and one of your own horses with a fancy head-dress.

9. Tell one of your highest officials to place your robe on this man and lead him through the streets on your horse, while someone shouts, ‘This is how the king honours a man!’ ”

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