Esther 7:6 “Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” An…”

Esther 7:6

Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

World English Bible

Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

American Standard Version

And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ester said, The aduersarie and enemie is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afrayde before the King and the Queene.

Darby Translation

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

Young's Literal Translation

And Esther saith, 'The man — adversary and enemy — [is] this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.

Bible in Basic English

And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.

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Cross references

“this wicked”

2 Thessalonians 2:8 Psalm 27:2 Psalm 139:19–22 1 Corinthians 5:13 1 Samuel 24:13 Ecclesiastes 5:8

2 Thessalonians 2:8 · BSB

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

Psalm 27:2 · BSB

When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

Psalm 139:19–22 · BSB

O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—

1 Corinthians 5:13 · BSB

God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

1 Samuel 24:13 · BSB

As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 · BSB

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

“was afraid”

Job 18:5–12 Nehemiah 6:16 Psalm 73:5–9 Psalm 73:17–20 Proverbs 16:14 Isaiah 21:4

Job 18:5–12 · BSB

Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.

Nehemiah 6:16 · BSB

When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.

Psalm 73:5–9 · BSB

They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

Psalm 73:17–20 · BSB

until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

Proverbs 16:14 · BSB

The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

Isaiah 21:4 · BSB

My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.

Also

Esther 3:10

Esther 3:10 · BSB

So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”

7In 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.

Read Esther 7