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Esther 7:2

Esther

1 So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,

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.

4 For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”

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BSB
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.”
KJV
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
WEB
The king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, queen Esther? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
ASV
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
DARBY
And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.
BLB
And the king said to Esther also on the second day at the feast of the wine, “What [is] your petition, Esther the queen? And it shall be given to you. And what [is] your request? As much as half of the kingdom, and it shall be done.”
ÅB
Mens de satt og drakk vin, sa kongen også denne annen dag til Ester: Hva er din bønn, dronning Ester? Den skal tilståes deg. Og hva er ditt ønske? Var det enn halvdelen av riket, skal det oppfylles.
OTB
På den andre dagen, mens de drakk vin ved banketten, spurte kongen: “Dronning Ester, hva er din bønn? Den skal bli innvilget deg. Og hva er din anmodning? Selv opp til halve kongeriket, det skal bli oppfylt.”
B1930
Mens de satt og drakk vin, sa kongen også denne annen dag til Ester: Hvad er din bønn, dronning Ester? Den skal tilståes dig. Og hvad er ditt ønske? Var det enn halvdelen av riket, skal det opfylles.

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Cross references

  • John 16:24

    Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

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  • Esther 5:3

    “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”

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  • Esther 9:12

    who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”

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  • Esther 5:6

    And as they drank their wine, the king said to 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.”

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