Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman (A)the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews.

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Haman Plots Against the Jews

After these things King Ahasuerus (A)promoted Haman (B)the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, (C)and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him.

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24 For Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, (A)the enemy of all the Jews, (B)had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and (C)had cast Pur (that is, cast lots), to crush and to destroy them.

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