And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
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Gill's Exposition
And Haman told Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, every thing that had befallen him,.... How he was prevented speaking to the king on this errand he went; instead of which, he had the mortification…
Barnes' Notes
It is quite consonant with Oriental notions that Mordecai, after receiving the extraordinary honors assigned him, should return to the palace and resume his former humble employment.
Adam Clarke
Mordecai came again to the king's gate - He resumed his former humble state; while Haman, ashamed to look up, covered his face, and ran home to hide himself in his own house. Covering the head and…
We may here observe,
I. How little Mordecai was puffed up with his advancement. he came again to the king's gate (Est 6:12); he returned to his place and the duty of it immediately, and minded his…
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