So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
Study Helps
Interpretation
The king was angry: those that do things with self-will, reflect upon them afterward with self-reproach. When angry, we should pause before we come to any resolution, and thus rule our own spirits, and show that we are governed by reason.
Glossary
- Mordecai Tribe
- The son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin.