And all the king’s servants that were at the king’s gate, bowed their knees, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him: but Mordecai [a]bowed not the knee, neither did reverence.

Then the king’s servants which were at the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?

And albeit they spake daily unto him, yet he would not hear them: therefore they [b]told Haman, that they might see how Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them, that he was a Jew.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 3:2 The Persians’ manner was to kneel down and reverence their kings, and such as he appointed in chief authority, which Mordecai would not do to this ambitious and proud man.
  2. Esther 3:4 Thus we see that there is none so wicked, but they have their flatterers to accuse the godly.

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