Esther 5:10-14

International Standard Version

¹⁰ Haman restrained himself, went to his house, and sent for^[a] his friends and his wife Zeresh. ¹¹ Then Haman told them about his splendid wealth, the number^[b] of his sons, all the ways the king had honored^[c] him, and that he had promoted him above all the other officials and ministers^[d] of the king.

¹² Then Haman said, “Even Queen Esther brought no one except me with the king to the banquet that she held. Furthermore, I (along with the king) have also been invited by her tomorrow. ¹³ But all this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

¹⁴ Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said, “Have a pole made 50 cubits^[e] high, and then in the morning speak to the king and have Mordecai hanged^[f] on it. Then go with the king to the banquet happy.” This advice pleased Haman, and he had the pole made.