Esther maketh a petition for her own and her people’s life, Est_7:1-4. She accuseth Haman, who had determined to destroy the Jews, Est_7:5,6. Haman is afraid, Est_7:6. The king in his anger, Est_7:7,8, being informed of the gallows which Haman had built for Mordecai, causeth him to be hanged thereon, Est_7:9,10.