Greek Esther 6:4-6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁴ While the king was inquiring about the goodwill shown by Mordecai—Look! Haman was in the courtyard. The king asked, “Who is in the courtyard?” Now Haman had come to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the pole that he had prepared.^{(A) 5} The servants of the king said, “Look! Haman is standing in the courtyard.” And the king said, “Summon him.” ⁶ Then the king said to Haman, “What shall I do for the person whom I wish to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”^(B)