Esther 7:1
So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
2 and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
3 Queen Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
- KJV
- So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
- WEB
- So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
- ASV
- So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
- DARBY
- And the king and Haman came to drink with Esther the queen.
- BLB
- And the king came in, and Haman, to drink with Esther the queen.
- ÅB
- Så kom da kongen og Haman til gjestebudet hos dronning Ester.
- OTB
- Kongen og Haman gikk for å drikke vin med dronning Ester.
- B1930
- Så kom da kongen og Haman til gjestebudet hos dronning Ester.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Esther 5:8
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
Read in contextEsther 3:15
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
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