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But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/esther/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Afterward Mordecai returned to the palace gate, but Haman hurried home dejected and completely humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Afterward Mordecai went back to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, while Haman hurried home, mourning, with <i>his</i> head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king&#8217s gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried home, mourning, with <i>his</i> head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hastened home, mourning, with <i>his</i> head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hurried to his [own] house, mourning and with his head covered [in sorrow].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the King’s Gate, but Haman hurried off for home, mournful and with his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the King&#8217s Gate, but Haman, overwhelmed, hurried off for home with his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Afterwards, Mordecai returned to his duties in the king's palace, and Haman hurried home, hiding his face in shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After that, Mordecai returned to the king's gate, but Haman hurried home. He was in despair and covered his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Mordecai then went back to the palace entrance while Haman hurried home, covering his face in embarrassment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate, while Haman hurried to his house, mourning and hiding his face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king?s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Mordecai again sat at the king's gate, while Haman hurried away to his home, mournful and with a veil over his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Mordecai came back to the King's Gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Mordecai came back to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Mordecai turns back to the gate of the king, and Haman has been hurried to his house mourning, and with covered head,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Mordecai turneth back unto the gate of the king, and Haman hath been hastened unto his house mourning, and with covered head,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Mordecai will turn back to the king's gate. And Haman hastened to his house, and the head covered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Mardochai returned to the palace gate: and Aman made haste to go to his house, mourning and having his head covered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 10:12>And Mordecai returned to the palace door. And Haman hurried to go to his house, mourning and hiding his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Mordecai then returned to the royal gate, while Haman hurried home grieving, with his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman went to his house mourning and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Murdacai came to the gate of the King, and Haman went to his house wailing and covering his head.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Mardochaeus returned to the palace: but Aman went home mourning, and having his head covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/6-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=1289" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/esther/6.htm">Mordecai is Honored</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!” <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" title="4782: mā·rə·do·ḵay (N-proper-ms) -- A companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther. Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite.">Then Mordecai</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gate.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2001.htm" title="2001: wə·hā·mān (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Haman -- to rage, be turbulent. Of foreign derivation; Haman, a Persian vizier.">But Haman</a> <a href="/hebrew/1765.htm" title="1765: niḏ·ḥap̄ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To drive, hasten. A primitive root; to urge, i.e. Hasten.">rushed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">home,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">with his head</a> <a href="/hebrew/2645.htm" title="2645: wa·ḥă·p̄ui (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc) -- To cover. A primitive root; to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protect.">covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/57.htm" title="57: ’ā·ḇêl (Adj-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamenting.">in grief.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-2.htm">Proverbs 11:2</a></span><br />When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-23.htm">Proverbs 29:23</a></span><br />A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-17.htm">Isaiah 2:17</a></span><br />So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Daniel 4:37</a></span><br />Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3</a></span><br />Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7</a></span><br />The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">Psalm 75:6-7</a></span><br />For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/40-11.htm">Job 40:11-12</a></span><br />Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low. / Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house mourning, and having his head covered.</p><p class="hdg">came again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/2-19.htm">Esther 2:19</a></b></br> And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">1 Samuel 3:15</a></b></br> And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/131-1.htm">Psalm 131:1,2</a></b></br> A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me… </p><p class="hdg">hasted to his house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">2 Samuel 17:23</a></b></br> And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled <i>his</i> ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-43.htm">1 Kings 20:43</a></b></br> And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-4.htm">1 Kings 21:4</a></b></br> And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.</p><p class="hdg">having.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Esther 7:8</a></b></br> Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther <i>was</i>. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a></b></br> And David went up by the ascent of <i>mount</i> Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that <i>was</i> with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24</a></b></br> The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, <i>and</i> who <i>is</i> he?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/6-10.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-20.htm">Hasted</a> <a href="/esther/3-15.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/esther/6-8.htm">Head</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">Home</a> <a href="/esther/6-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-20.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/6-4.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-17.htm">Rushed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/esther/3-10.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/3-1.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/job/31-9.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/esther/6-14.htm">Hasted</a> <a href="/esther/6-14.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Head</a> <a href="/job/17-13.htm">Home</a> <a href="/esther/7-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/esther/6-14.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/esther/6-14.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/daniel/8-6.htm">Rushed</a> <a href="/job/5-11.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/esther/8-2.htm">Turneth</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Xerxes, reading of the good service done by Mordecai, takes care for his reward.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-4.htm">Haman, coming to ask that Mordecai might be hanged, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-10.htm">gives counsel that he might do him honor.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Complaining of this, his friends tell him of his final destiny.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/esther/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate.</b><br>Mordecai's return to the king's gate signifies his humility and dedication to his duties. The king's gate was a place of official business and judgment, indicating Mordecai's role as a government official. This location is significant throughout the Book of Esther, as it is where Mordecai first learned of the plot against the Jews (<a href="/esther/2-19.htm">Esther 2:19-23</a>). His return here after being honored by the king underscores his character, contrasting with Haman's pride. The king's gate also symbolizes a place of influence and decision-making, highlighting Mordecai's growing importance in the Persian Empire.<p><b>But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.</b><br>Haman's reaction of rushing home with his head covered is a sign of deep shame and mourning. In ancient Near Eastern culture, covering one's head was a common expression of distress or humiliation (<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a>). This moment marks a turning point in Haman's fortunes, as his plans to destroy Mordecai and the Jews begin to unravel. The contrast between Haman's earlier pride and his current disgrace is stark, illustrating the biblical theme of the downfall of the proud (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). Haman's grief foreshadows his impending doom and serves as a reminder of the consequences of opposing God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a></b><br>A Jew living in Susa, the capital of the Persian Empire, who had previously saved King Xerxes from an assassination plot. He is a central figure in the Book of Esther, known for his faithfulness and integrity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/haman.htm">Haman</a></b><br>An Agagite and high-ranking official in the Persian Empire, who harbored a deep hatred for Mordecai and sought to destroy all the Jews in the empire.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king's_gate.htm">King’s Gate</a></b><br>The place where Mordecai often sat, symbolizing his position and vigilance. It was a place of business and legal matters in the Persian Empire.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/susa.htm">Susa</a></b><br>The capital city of the Persian Empire, where the events of the Book of Esther take place.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/grief.htm">Grief</a></b><br>Haman's emotional state after being forced to honor Mordecai, whom he despised. His covering of the head is a sign of mourning and humiliation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_timing.htm">God's Sovereignty and Timing</a></b><br>God's hand is evident in the timing of events. Mordecai's honor comes at a pivotal moment, reminding us that God is in control and His timing is perfect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reversal_of_fortunes.htm">The Reversal of Fortunes</a></b><br>The account of Haman and Mordecai illustrates how God can reverse situations, turning intended harm into good for His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_vs._pride.htm">Humility vs. Pride</a></b><br>Mordecai's humility is contrasted with Haman's pride. Believers are called to walk humbly before God, trusting Him to lift them up in due time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_daily_life.htm">Faithfulness in Daily Life</a></b><br>Mordecai's return to the king's gate after being honored shows his commitment to his duties. We are encouraged to remain faithful in our daily responsibilities, regardless of recognition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_hatred.htm">The Consequences of Hatred</a></b><br>Haman's hatred leads to his downfall. This serves as a warning against harboring bitterness and resentment, which can destroy us from within.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_readers_reconcile_esther_6's_miracles.htm">How can modern readers reconcile Esther 6's miraculous timing and outcomes with skepticism about divine intervention and the absence of God in the book?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_god_in_esther.htm">Where is God's presence in the Book of Esther?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_king's_insomnia_a_coincidence.htm">Esther 6:3-4--Could it be just a coincidence that the king had insomnia precisely when Mordecai's loyalty was mentioned, or does this suggest a legendary or embellished tale?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_esther_save_the_jews.htm">How did Esther save the Jews from Haman's plot?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Mordecai came again to the king's gate.</span>--He had received his reward, and to the Eastern, who sees continually the Vizier and the poor man exchange places, there would be nothing startling in this resumption of the former humble post.<p><span class= "bld">His head covered.</span>--In token of mourning.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Mordecai came again to the king's gate</span>. Returned, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, to his former condition and employment. The high honour done him was regarded as sufficient reward. <span class="cmt_word">Having his head covered</span>. Like David when he fled from Absalom (<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a>; comp. <a href="/psalms/44-15.htm">Psalm 44:15</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/6-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Mordecai</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרְדֳּכַ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rə·do·ḵay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm">Strong's 4782: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther</span><br /><br /><span class="word">returned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥שָׁב</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the King’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gate.</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֣עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But Haman</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָמָן֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2001.htm">Strong's 2001: </a> </span><span class="str2">Haman -- to rage, be turbulent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rushed</span><br /><span class="heb">נִדְחַ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(niḏ·ḥap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1765.htm">Strong's 1765: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive, hasten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">home,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with his head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹֽאשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַחֲפ֥וּי</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·p̄ui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2645.htm">Strong's 2645: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to veil, to encase, protect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in grief.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_57.htm">Strong's 57: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lamenting</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/6-12.htm">Esther 6:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/6-12.htm">OT History: Esther 6:12 Mordecai came back to the king's gate (Est Esth. 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