Esther 3:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ The other officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you fail to obey the king’s command?” ⁴ Day after day they spoke to him about this, but he did not listen to them. So they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s explanation was acceptable, for he had informed them that he was a Jew.

⁵ When Haman realized that Mordecai was not going to kneel down or pay him homage, he became enraged.