Esther 7:9
Esther · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.”Esther 7:9
What Does Esther 7:9 Mean?
Esther 7:9 is found in the book of Esther, chapter 7, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Esther 7:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 7:15“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.”Proverbs 11:8“The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.”Proverbs 11:5“The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.”Esther 1:10“On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,”Esther 5:14“Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.”Psalms 35:8“Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.”Psalms 141:10“Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.”Daniel 6:24“And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.”1 Samuel 17:51“Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.”Esther 6:2“And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.”Esther 6:14“And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.”Esther 9:25“But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.”Job 27:20“Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.”Psalms 9:15“The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.”Psalms 37:35“I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.”Psalms 73:19“How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.”Daniel 6:7“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.”Numbers 22:17“For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.”Numbers 24:20“And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.”Numbers 25:4“And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.”
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