4. The king said, “Who is in the courtyard?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace. He had come to ask the king about hanging Mordecai on the platform he had prepared.
5. The king’s personal servants said, “Haman is standing in the courtyard.”So the king said, “Bring him in.”
6. So Haman came in. And the king asked him, “What should be done for a man that the king wants very much to honor?”And Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king want to honor more than me?”
7. So he answered the king, “This is what you could do for the man you want very much to honor.
8. Have the servants bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn. And also bring a horse with a royal crown on its head. The horse should be one the king himself has ridden.
9. Then let the robe and the horse be given to one of the king’s most important men. Let the servants put the robe on the man the king wants very much to honor. And let them lead him on the horse through the city streets. As they are leading him, let them announce: ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants very much to honor!’”
10. The king commanded Haman, “Go quickly. Take the robe and the horse just as you have said. And do all this for Mordecai the Jew who sits at the king’s gate. Do not leave out anything that you have suggested.”