Esther 5:14

A gallows, in the ordinary sense, is scarcely intended, since hanging was not a Persian punishment. The intention, no doubt, was to crucify (see theEsther 2:23note) or impale Mordecai; and the pale or cross was to be 75 feet high, to make the punishment more conspicuous. Speak thou unto the king ... -Requests for leave to put persons to death were often made to Persian kings by their near relatives, but only rarely by others.