14 Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a (A)gallows[a] be made, [b]fifty cubits high, and in the morning (B)suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it; then go merrily with the king to the banquet.”

And the thing pleased Haman; so he had (C)the gallows made.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:14 Lit. tree or wood
  2. Esther 5:14 About 75 feet

16 (A)His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on [a]his own crown.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:16 The crown of his own head

The righteousness of the blameless will [a]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own (A)wickedness.

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  1. Proverbs 11:5 Or make smooth or straight

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

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