John Gill Commentary Esther 7:9

"Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon." — Esther 7:9 (ASV)

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king ,
&c.] One of the seven chamberlains, see (Esther 1:10) , his name, with Josephus ^F25 , is Sabouchadas.

Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for
Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, stands in the house of
Haman .
This man, perhaps, had seen it there, when he went with others to fetch Haman to the banquet, (Esther 6:14) .

The sin of Haman is aggravated by preparing a gallows for a man before he was accused to the king, or condemned, or had a grant for his execution, and for a man that had well deserved from the king for discovering a conspiracy against him, and whom now the king had delighted to honour:

then the king said, hang him thereon ;
immediately, being ready prepared, the king's word was enough, being a sovereign and tyrannical prince.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F25: Antiqu. l. 11. c. 6. sect. 11.