So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther - the queen ,
and as they drank their wine on that second day , the king asked once more - , “ Queen Esther - , what (is) your petition ? It will be given What (is) your request ? Even up to half the kingdom , it will be fulfilled. ”
Queen Esther - replied , “ If I have found favor in your sight , O king , and if it pleases the king , grant my life as my petition , and (the lives of) my people as my request.
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction , death , and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants , I would have remained silent , because no such distress would justify burdening the king. ”
Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther - , “ Who is this , and where ... ... is the one who would ... devise such a scheme? ”
Esther - ... replied , “ The adversary and enemy is this wicked man — Haman ! ” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
In his fury , the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden , while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther - for his life , for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate ... for him.
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall ... ... , Haman was falling on the couch where Esther - (was reclining). The king exclaimed , “ Would he actually assault - the queen while I am in the palace ? ” As soon as the words had left the king’s mouth , they covered Haman’s face.
Then Harbonah , one of the eunuchs attending the king , ... said : “ There is a gallows - fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. (He) had it built for Mordecai , who gave the report that saved ... the king .... ” “ Hang him on it ! ” declared the king.
So they hanged - Haman on the gallows - he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.