⁸ Have them bring a royal garment that the king himself has worn^(A) and a horse the king himself has ridden,^(B) which has a royal crown on its head. ⁹ Put the garment and the horse under the charge of one of the king’s most noble officials.^(C) Have them clothe the man the king wants to honor, parade him on the horse through the city square, and call out before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor.’”

¹⁰ The king told Haman, “Hurry, and do just as you proposed. Take a garment and a horse for Mordecai the Jew,^(D) who is sitting at the King’s Gate. Do not leave out anything you have suggested.”