King Ahasuerus spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” [a](A)

Esther answered, “The adversary and enemy(B) is this evil Haman.”

Haman stood terrified(C) before the king and queen. The king arose in anger(D) and went from where they were drinking wine to the palace garden.[b](E) Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realized the king was planning something terrible for him.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:5 Lit who would fill his heart to do this
  2. 7:7 Lit the garden of the house, also in v. 8

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