5. The king’s personal servants said, “Haman is standing in the courtyard.”The king said, “Bring him in.”
6. So Haman came in. And the king asked him, “What should be done for a man whom 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, a horse that the king himself has ridden.
9. 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 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 whom the king wants 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 you have suggested.”
11. So Haman took the robe and the horse, and he put the robe on Mordecai. Then he led him on horseback through the city streets, announcing before Mordecai: “This is what is done for the man whom the king wants to honor!”
12. Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried home with his head covered, because he was embarrassed and ashamed.