⁷ The king was ·very angry [filled with rage], got up, left his wine, and went out into the ·palace [^Lhouse] garden. But Haman stayed inside to beg Queen Esther ·to save [for] his life. He could see that the king had already decided ·to kill [^Lon calamity/disaster for] him.

⁸ When the king returned from the ·palace [^Lhouse] garden to the banquet hall, he saw Haman falling on the couch where Esther was ·lying [reclining]. The king said, “Will he even ·attack [assault; molest] the queen while I am in the house?”

As soon as the king said that, servants came in and covered Haman’s face [^Csignaling his doom]. ⁹ Harbona, one of the eunuchs there serving the king, said, “Look, a ·seventy-five-foot [^Lfifty cubits high] ·platform [gallows; pole] stands near Haman’s house. This is the one Haman had prepared for Mordecai, who ·gave the warning that saved [spoke out on behalf of] the king.”

The king said, “·Hang [Impale] Haman on it!”