Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, "Will he even assault the queen with me in the house?" As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.I'm not quite sure what was happening here. Why did Haman fall on the couch? Was he throwing himself at the queen, begging for his life? Was he speaking with her, or begging, and was overcome with fear and simply collapsed onto the couch? Either of these seems reasonable, but obviously the king didn't like what he saw.
It appears he believe Haman was going to try to hurt or kill her, and I'm sure there were laws about behavior in the queen's presence and touching her person. So Haman's messed up again, either accidentally or without thinking. The king is charging him with royal assault. I'm not sure what is means by his face being covered, though. Was this figurative, or literal? Could it be that Haman was arrested, and his face literally covered for his imminent execution, like is described for hangings and beheadings in movies?
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