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moted Haitian, and set him above all the princes that were with 

 liim ; and all the kino's servants that were in the king's "ate, 

 bowed, and reverenced Hainan, for the king had so commanded 

 concerning him; but Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reve- 

 rence: and when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did 

 him reverence, then was Hainan full of wrath. And after he had been 

 feasted at the royal banquet given by Esther the queen, he came 

 home, and sent and called his friends, and Zcresh his wife. And 

 Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of 

 his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted 

 him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and ser- 

 vants of the king. Haman said moreover, yea, Esther the queen 

 did let no man come in with the king unto the banquel that she 

 had prepared, but myself; yet all this availeth me nothing, so 

 lono- as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's o-ate. Where- 

 fore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout 

 the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. 

 And Haman said unto Ahasuerus, there is a certain people scat- 

 tered abroad, and dispersed among the people in all the provinces 

 of thy kingdom, and their laws are diverse from all people, 

 neither keep they the king's laws, therefore it is not for the king's 

 profit to suffer them ; if it please the king, let it be written, that 

 they may be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver 

 to the hands of those who have the charge of the business, to 

 brine it into the kino's treasury. And the kino- took his rintr from 

 his hand, and gave it to Haman; and letters were sent into all 

 the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all 

 Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day. 



