9. When Haman left the banquet he was happy and in a good mood. But then he saw Mordecai at the entrance of the palace, and when Mordecai did not rise or show any sign of respect as he passed, Haman was furious with him.
10. But he controlled himself and went home. Then he invited his friends to his house and asked his wife Zeresh to join them.
11. He boasted to them how rich he was, how many sons he had, how the king had promoted him to high office, and how much more important he was than any of the king's other officials.
12. “What is more,” Haman went on, “Queen Esther gave a banquet for no one but the king and me, and we are invited back tomorrow.
13. But none of this means a thing to me as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the entrance of the palace.”
14. So his wife and all his friends suggested, “Why don't you have a gallows built, 22 metres tall? Tomorrow morning you can ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it, and then you can go to the banquet happy.”Haman thought this was a good idea, so he had the gallows built.