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So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What shall be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?" Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?"
4
The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king's palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
5
So the king's servants told him, "Haman is there, standing in the court." The king said, "Let him come in."
6
So Haman came in, and the king said to him, "What shall be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?" Haman said to himself, "Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?"
7
So Haman said to the king, "For the man whom the king wishes to honor,
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let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and a horse that the king has ridden, with a royal crown on its head.
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