On thatnightcould notthe kingsleep, and he commandedto bringthe bookof recordsof the chronicles; and they werereadbeforethe king. And it was foundwritten, thatMordecaihad toldofBigthanaand Teresh, twoof the king's chamberlains, the keepersof the door, whosoughtto layhandon the kingAhasuerus. And the kingsaid, Whathonorand dignityhath been doneto Mordecaiforthis? Then saidthe king's servantsthat ministeredunto him, There is nothingdoneforhim. And the kingsaid, Who is in the court? Now Hamanwas comeinto the outwardcourtof the king's house, to speakunto the kingto hangMordecaionthe gallowsthathe had preparedfor him. And the king's servantssaiduntohim, Behold, Hamanstandethin the court. And the kingsaid, Let him come in. So Hamancame in. And the kingsaidunto him, Whatshall be doneunto the manwhomthe kingdelightethto honor? Now Hamanthoughtin his heart, To whomwould the kingdelightto dohonormore thantomyself? And Hamanansweredthe king, For the manwhomthe kingdelightethto honor, Let the royalapparelbe broughtwhichthe king useth to wear, and the horsethatthe kingridethupon, and the crownroyalwhichis setupon his head: And let this appareland horsebe deliveredtothe handof oneof the king's most nobleprinces, that they may arraythe man withal whomthe kingdelightethto honor, and bringhim onhorsebackthrough the streetof the city, and proclaimbeforehim, Thusshall it be doneto the manwhomthe kingdelightethto honor. Then the kingsaidto Haman, Make haste, and takethe appareland the horse, asthou hast said, and doeven soto Mordecaithe Jew, that sittethat the king's gate: let nothingfailof allthatthou hast spoken. Then tookHamanthe appareland the horse, and arrayedMordecai, and brought him on horsebackthrough the streetof the city, and proclaimedbeforehim, Thusshall it be doneunto the manwhomthe kingdelightethto honor. And Mordecaicame againtothe king's gate. But Hamanhastedtohis housemourning, and having his headcovered. And HamantoldZereshhis wifeand allhis friendsevery thing thathad befallenhim. Then saidhis wise menand Zereshhis wifeunto him, IfMordecai be of the seedof the Jews, beforewhomthou hast begunto fall, thou shalt notprevailagainst him, butshalt surely fallbeforehim. And while they were yettalkingwithhim, camethe king's chamberlains, and hastedto bringHamanuntothe banquetthatEstherhad prepared.