1 That night the king wasn’t able to sleep, so he ordered the Book of Records of the King’s Reign brought in so it could be read to him. 2 There he discovered the account of what Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, the two king’s eunuchs who were doorkeepers who had plotted to assassinate King Xerxes.
3 "What honor or position did Mordecai receive as a reward for doing this?" asked the king.
"Nothing has been done for him," replied the king’s attendants.
6 When Haman came in, the king asked him, "What should be done for a man the king wants to honor?" Haman said to himself, "Who would the king want to honor except me?"
10 Then the king told Haman, "Right! Off you go! Quickly get the royal robes and the horse, and do just what you’ve said for Mordecai the Jew sitting at the palace gate. Don’t leave out anything that you mentioned."
11 Haman went and got the robes and the horse. He dressed Mordecai and placed him on the horse, and led him through the streets of the city, shouting before him, "This is what is done for the man the king wishes to honor!"