“And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.”
The king rose in his wrath from the banquet and went into the palace garden, while Haman stood up to make an appeal for his life to Queen Esther, for he saw that the king was determined to punish him, demonstrating the king's violent response to Esther's revelation and his departure from the banquet, while Haman recognizes his danger and attempts to seek Esther's intercession. Haman's act of rising and approaching Esther to beg for mercy represents his recognition that his position has been completely reversed and that only the queen, who has just revealed his wickedness, can potentially save him. The verse shows the desperation of the suddenly fallen.
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