Esther 9:9
The sacred text records Parmashta within the dramatic and sober historical account of the book of Esther, identifying him specifically as one of the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite. This family lineage traces back directly to Agag, the ancient king of the Amalekites, a nation that had set itself in perpetual enmity against the throne of God and the preservation of His covenant people.
When Haman’s sweeping, genocidal plot to annihilate every Jewish soul within the Persian Empire was exposed and overturned by the sovereign intervention of God, the judgment did not stop with Haman alone. On the thirteenth day of the month Adar—the very day originally appointed for the destruction of the Jews—the sons of Haman stood with those who hated the remnant of Israel, attempting to execute the malice of their father. Parmashta and his nine brothers were slain by the Jews in the palace fortress of Shushan.
The name Parmashta is of Old Persian origin, traditionally understood to mean “superior” or “the very first.” It stands as a profound theological irony; though his name boasted of supremacy and worldly stature, his life ended in total ruin under the righteous judgment of the Almighty. Following their death in battle, the bodies of Parmashta and his brothers were hanged publicly upon the gallows at Queen Esther’s request, serving as an uncompromised, visible warning to all nations that those who seek to root out the truth and people of God will ultimately be consumed by their own devices.