So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. Cross References Genesis 40:22 But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation. Esther 2:1 Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. Esther 5:14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, "Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself." The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed. Esther 7:7 In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him. Esther 7:8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, "Would he actually assault the queen while I am in the palace?" As soon as the words had left the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. Psalm 7:16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 94:23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them. Proverbs 11:27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it. Proverbs 26:27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. Jeremiah 34:17 Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD--freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. Daniel 6:24 At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions--they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. Treasury of Scripture So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. Then was the king's. Judges 15:7 Ezekiel 5:13 Zechariah 6:8 |