7 So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor,
7 And Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,
7 So he answered the king, "For the man the king delights to honor, do this:
7 And Haman answered the king, "For the man whom the king delights to honor,
7 So he replied, "If the king wishes to honor someone,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Esther 6:7
Commentary on Esther 6:4-11
(Read Esther 6:4-11)
See how men's pride deceives them. The deceitfulness of our own hearts appears in nothing more than in the conceit we have of ourselves and our own performances: against which we should constantly watch and pray. Haman thought the king loved and valued no one but himself, but he was deceived. We should suspect that the esteem which others profess for us, is not so great as it seems to be, that we may not think too well of ourselves, nor trust too much in others. How Haman is struck, when the king bids him do honour to Mordecai the Jew, the very man whom he hated above all men, whose ruin he was now designing!