Esther 5:14 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mor'decai hanged upon it; then go merrily with the king to the dinner." This counsel pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

A gallows, in the ordinary sense, is hardly intended, since hanging was not a Persian punishment. The intention, no doubt, was to crucify (see the …

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Gallows. —Literally, tree; the Hebrew word, as well as the corresponding Greek word used by the Septuagint, standing both…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Then said Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, unto him
His wife very probably first moved it, and all his friends …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

This account of Haman is a comment upon Proverbs 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers.

Haman, the higher he is…

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