Ester 9:25

9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king ¹  gave written orders that Haman’s ²  evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

Ester 8:5

8:5 She said, “If the king is so inclined and if I have met with his approval and if the matter is agreeable to the king and if I am attractive to him, let an edict be written rescinding those recorded intentions of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, ³  which he wrote in order to destroy the Jews who are throughout all the king’s provinces.

[9:25]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:25]  ² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:5]  ³ tc The LXX does not include the expression “the Agagite.”