Esther 3:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

After these things About five years after, as appears from Esther 3:7. Did Ahasuerus promote Haman the Agagite An Amalekite, of the seed-royal of that nation, whose kings were successively called Agag. And set his seat above all the princes Gave him the first place and seat which was next the king.

Esther 3:1

1 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.