... > Raamattu > Vanha Testamentti > the story of Esther > Esther's banquets, and Mordecai's triumph (Esther 5:5 - 7:10) > Ahasuerus being sleepless, has the court records read to him > King Ahasuerus asks Haman how to honour a man he wishes to reward > Haman's discomfiture: Ahasuerus orders the royal robes and his horse to be bestowed on Mordecai