5. King Xerxes exploded, “Who? Where is he? This is monstrous!”
6. “An enemy. An adversary. This evil Haman,” said Esther.Haman was terror-stricken before the king and queen.
9. Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, spoke up: “Look over there! There’s the gallows that Haman had built for Mordecai, who saved the king’s life. It’s right next to Haman’s house—seventy-five feet high!”The king said, “Hang him on it!”
10. So Haman was hanged on the very gallows that he had built for Mordecai. And the king’s hot anger cooled.