Learning that Mordecai was a Jew, Haman went before the king and bribed him to issue an order that on a certain date all the Jews were to be destroyed.
Nang malaman ni Haman na Judio si Mordecai, sinuhulan niya ang hari upang magpalabas ng kautusan na sa ganoong petsa ay papatayin lahat ng mga Judio. Pinirmahan ng hari ang utos at ipinadala sa buong kaharian.