11 “All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside ^tthe inner court without being called, ^uthere is but one law—to be put to death, except the one ^vto whom the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But as for me, I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.”

4 And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered ^sthe outer court of the king’s palace to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on ^tthe gallows¹ that he had prepared for him.