Greek Esther 3:1-3

Common English Bible

Haman plans to destroy Mordecai

3 Sometime later, King Artaxerxes honored Haman, Hammedatha’s son, a Bougaean, by promoting him above all other political advisors. ² Everyone at the court would kneel and bow down to Haman because the king had so ordered. But Mordecai didn’t kneel or bow down. ³ So the people at the king’s court said to him, “Mordecai, why don’t you obey the king’s command?”