Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Now
it
came
to
pass
on the third day, that
Esther put on her royal apparel,
and stood in the inner court of the king's
house,
over
against
the king's
house:
and
the king sat
upon
his royal throne in the royal house
, over
against
the entrance of
the
house
.
On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire
and stood in the inner court of the palace
across
from
the king’s
quarters.
The king was
sitting
on
his royal throne in the royal courtroom
, facing
the entrance.
And
it
was
so,
when
the king saw Esther
the
queen standing in the court, that
she obtained
favor in his sight ;
and
the king held
out
to
Esther
the golden
sceptre
that
was
in his hand .
So
Esther drew
near
, and touched the top
of the sceptre
.
As
soon
as
the king saw Queen Esther
standing in the court, she found
favor in his sight .
The king extended
the gold
scepter
in his hand toward
Esther, and she
approached
and
touched the tip
of the scepter
.
Then
said
the
king
unto
her,
What wilt
thou
, queen Esther? and
what is thy
request? it
shall
be
given
thee
even to the
half of
the kingdom.
“
What is
it
, Queen Esther? ”
the
king
inquired.
“
What is your
request? Even up
to half the kingdom ,
it
will
be
given
to
you
. ”
And
Esther
said,
If it seem
good
unto
the king, let
the king and Haman come this
day
unto
the banquet that
I have prepared for him
.
“
If it pleases
the king, ”
Esther
replied,
“may
the king and Haman come today
to
the banquet I have prepared for the
king
. ”
Then
the king said
, Cause
Haman to
make
haste
, that
it
may
be
done
as Esther hath
said
. So the king and Haman came
to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
“Hurry,”
commanded
the king, “and
bring
Haman, so
we
can
do
as Esther has
requested
. ”
So the king and Haman went
to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
And the king said unto
Esther at
the
banquet
of
wine
, What is thy
petition? and
it shall
be granted
thee:
and
what is thy
request? even to the
half of
the kingdom it shall
be performed
.
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
. ”
Then
answered
Esther ,
and
said
, My petition and my request is
:
Esther replied
, “This
is
my petition and my request:
if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please
the king to grant my petition ,
and to
perform
my request, let
the king and Haman come to the banquet that
I shall
prepare for them ,
and
I will do
to-morrow
as
the king
hath
said
.
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
. ”
Then
went
Haman
forth
that day joyful
and glad of heart :
but
when
Haman
saw
Mordecai
in
the king's
gate, that
he
stood
not
up
nor
moved
for
him
, he was filled with wrath
against
Mordecai.
That day Haman
went
out
full
of
joy
and glad of heart .
At
the king’s
gate, however
, he saw
Mordecai,
who
did
not
rise
or
tremble
in
fear
at
his
presence.
And
Haman
was filled with rage
toward
Mordecai.
Nevertheless Haman refrained
himself ,
and went home ;
and
he
sent
and fetched
his friends and Zeresh
his wife .
Nevertheless ,
Haman restrained
himself and went home .
And calling
for
his friends and his wife Zeresh,
And
Haman recounted unto
them the
glory
of
his riches
, and
the
multitude
of
his children
, and all the things
wherein
the king had promoted
him,
and how
he
had
advanced
him above
the princes
and servants of
the
king
.
Haman recounted to
them his glorious
wealth
, his many
sons
, and all the ways
the king had honored
and promoted
him over
the other
officials
and servants.
Haman
said
moreover
, Yea
, Esther
the
queen did
let
no man
come
in
with
the king unto
the banquet that
she had
prepared but
myself;
and to-morrow
also
am
I invited by
her
together
with the king.
“What
is
more
, ”
Haman
added
, “
Queen Esther
invited
no one
but
me
to
join
the king at
the banquet she prepared ,
and I am
invited back
tomorrow
along
with the king.
Yet all
this availeth
me nothing,
so
long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's
gate.
Yet none
of
this satisfies
me as
long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s
gate. ”
Then
said
Zeresh
his wife and all his friends unto
him, Let
a gallows be
made
fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak
thou
unto
the
king
that
Mordecai may
be
hanged thereon:
then go thou
in
merrily
with the king unto
the
banquet.
And the thing
pleased Haman ;
and he caused
the gallows to
be
made
.
His wife Zeresh
and all his friends told
him, “Have
them
build
a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask
the
king
in the morning to
have
Mordecai hanged on
it.
Then go to
the
banquet
with the king and enjoy
yourself.”
The advice
pleased Haman ,
and he had
the gallows constructed
.
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