Esther 6:1-8

That same night the king could not sleep. So he gave an order for the daily court record to be brought in and read to him. It was found recorded that Mordecai had warned the king about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway and who had planned to kill the king. The king asked, “What honor and reward have been given to Mordecai for this?” The king’s personal servants answered, “Nothing has been done for Mordecai.” The king said, “Who is in the courtyard?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the king’s palace. He had come to ask the king about hanging Mordecai on the platform he had prepared. The king’s personal servants said, “Haman is standing in the courtyard.” The king said, “Bring him in.” So Haman came in. And the king asked him, “What should be done for a man whom the king wants very much to honor?” And Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king want to honor more than me?” So he answered the king, “This is what you could do for the man you want very much to honor. Have the servants bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn. And also bring a horse with a royal crown on its head, a horse that the king himself has ridden.