... > Bible > Old Testament > the story of Esther > Esther's banquets, and Mordecai's triumph (Esther 5:5 - 7:10) > Esther's first banquet: Ahasuerus and Haman are Esther's guests; she invites them for a second meal > on his wife's and friends' advice, Haman has gallows erected for Mordecai