Esther 7:1-6 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.… Very cruel people are sometimes very cowardly. Judge Jeffreys could go through his black assize in the West of England, the terror of the land, manifesting the fury of a wild beast; but when the tide turned, and he saw nothing before him but ignominy and disgrace, he sank into a state of abject fear which was pitiable to see. "Haman was afraid before the king and the queen." As he well may be. (A. Raleigh, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.WEB: So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. |
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