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The king commanded servants to bow to Haman, but Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage (Esther 3:2). When questioned, Mordecai explained his stance by identifying himself as a Jew (Esther 3:4).
2All the king`s servants, who were in the king`s gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn`t bow down, nor did him reverence.
3Then the king`s servants, who were in the king`s gate, said to Mordecai, Why disobey you the king`s commandment?
4Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn`t listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai`s matters would stand: for he had told those who he was a Jew.