Saul's daughter Michal, however, fell in love with David, and when Saul heard of this, he was pleased.

They took note of this and were pleased. Indeed, everything the king did pleased the people.

The king and the people were pleased with their plan,

"If it please Your Majesty, and if you care about me and if it seems right to you, please issue a proclamation to keep Haman's orders from being carried out---those orders that the son of Hammedatha the descendant of Agag gave for the destruction of all the Jews in the empire.