Mordecai asked Esther to plead with the king. Esther said, "Hold a fast. I will go to the king against the law, and if I die, I die." Esther won favour with the king. She said, "Let the king and Haman come to a feast tomorrow." Haman built a gallows to hang Mordecai. That night the king read about the plot against him. Haman came to ask about hanging Mordecai. The king told Haman to honour Mordecai.