NASB — Esther 7 — KJV

Esther’s Plea

1 Now the king° and Haman° came° to drink° [wine] with Esther° the queen°. 2 And the king° said° to Esther° on the second° day° also° Ias they drank° their wine° at the banquet°, “aWhat° is your petition°, Queen° Esther°? It shall be granted° you. And what° is your request°? bEven° to half° of the kingdom° it shall be done°.” 3 Then Queen° Esther° replied°, “aIf° I have found° favor° in your sight°, O king°, and if° it pleases° the king°, let my life° be given° me as my petition°, and my people° as my request°; 4 for awe have been sold°, I and my people°, to be destroyed°, bto be killed° and to be annihilated°. Now if° we had only been sold° as slaves°°, men and women°, I would have remained° silent°, for the Itrouble° would not be commensurate° with the IIannoyance° to the king°.” 5 Then King° Ahasuerus° Iasked° Queen° Esther°, “Who° is he, and where° is he, IIwho° would presume°° to do° thus°?” 6 Esther° said°, “aA foe° and an enemy° is this° wicked° Haman°!” Then Haman° became terrified° before°° the king° and queen°.

[2] ILit at the banquet of wine aEs 5:6; 9:12 bEs 5:3
[3] aEs 5:8; 8:5
[4] IOr enemy could not compensate for the loss IIOr damage aEs 3:9 bEs 3:13
[5] ILit said and said to IILit whose heart has been filled
[6] aEs 3:10

Haman Is Hanged

7 The king° arose° ain his anger° from Idrinking° wine° [and went] into bthe palace° garden°; but Haman° stayed° to beg° for his life° from Queen° Esther°, for he saw° that harm° had been determined° against° him by the king°. 8 Now when the king° returned° from the palace° garden° into the Iplace° where° they were drinking° wine°, Haman° was falling° on athe 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°. 9 Then Harbonah°, one° of the eunuchs° who [were] before° the king° said°, “Behold° indeed°, athe gallows° standing° at Haman’s° house° fifty° cubits° high°, which° Haman° made° for Mordecai° bwho° spoke° good° on behalf° of the king°!” And the king° said°, “Hang° him on it.” 10 aSo they hanged° Haman° on the Igallows° which° he had prepared° for Mordecai°, band the king’s° anger° subsided°.

[7] ILit the banquet of wine aEs 1:12 bEs 1:5
[8] ILit house of the banquet of wine aEs 1:6
[9] aEs 5:14 bEs 2:22
[10] ILit tree aPs 7:16; 94:23 bEs 7:7, 8


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Esther intertaining the king and Haman, maketh suit for her owne life, and her people's.

1 ¶ So the kingº and Hamanº cameºª to banquetºª with² Estherº the queen.º 2 And the kingº saidºª again² unto Estherº on the secondº dayº at the banquetº of wine,º What² [is] thy petition,º queenº Esther?º and it shall be grantedºª thee: and what² [is] thy request?º and it shall be performed,ºª [even] to² the halfº of the kingdom.º 3 Then Estherº the queenº answeredºª and said,ºª If² I have foundºª favourº in thy sight,º O king,º and if² it pleaseºª² the king,º let my lifeº be givenºª me at my petition,º and my peopleº at my request:º 4 For² we are sold,ºª I² and my people,º to be destroyed,ºª to be slain,ºª and to perish.ºª But ifº we had been soldºª for bondmenº and bondwomen,º I had held my tongue,ºª although² the enemyº could not² countervailºª the king'sº damage.º

[1] Es 3:15; 5:8.
[2] Es 5:6; Jn 16:24.
[3] 1K 20:31; 2K 1:13; Es 4:8; 7:7; Jb 2:4; Ps 122:6; Jr 38:26.
[4] Gn 37:26; Dt 28:68; Jsh 9:23; 1S 22:23; Ne 5:5; Es 3:9, 13; 4:7; 7:6; 8:11; Ps 44:22; Jol 3:6; Am 2:6.

She accuseth Haman.

5 ¶ Then the kingº Ahasuerusº answeredºª and saidºª unto Estherº the queen,º Who² is he,²² and where² is he,²² that² durst presumeºª in his heartº to doºª so?² 6 And Estherº said,ºª The adversaryºº and enemyºª [is] this² wickedº Haman.º Then Hamanº was afraidºª beforeº² the kingº and the queen.º

[5] Gn 27:33; Jb 9:24; Ac 5:3.
[6] 1S 24:13; Ne 6:16; Jb 15:21; 18:5; Ps 27:2; 73:5, 17; 139:19; Pv 16:14; 24:24; Ec 5:8; Is 21:4; Dn 5:5; 1Co 5:13; 2Th 2:8.

The king in his anger understanding of the gallows, which Haman had made for Mordecai, causeth him to be hanged thereon.

7 ¶ And the kingº arisingºª from the banquetº² of wineº in his wrathº [went] into² the palaceº garden:º and Hamanº stood upºª to make requestºª for² his lifeº to Estherº² the queen;º for² he sawºª that² there was evilº determinedºª against² him by²² the king.º 8 Then the kingº returnedºª out of the palace¹ gardenº²² into² the placeº of the banquetº of wine;º and Hamanº was fallenºª upon² the bedº whereon²² Estherº [was]. Then saidºª the king,º Will he forceºª² the queenº also² before² me in the house?º As the wordº went outºª of the king's¹ mouth,º²² they coveredºª Haman'sº face.º 9 And Harbonah,º oneº of² the chamberlains,º saidºª beforeº the king,º Behold² also,² the gallowsº fiftyº cubitsº high,º which² Hamanº had madeºª for Mordecai,º who² had spokenºª goodº for² the king,º standethºª in the houseº of Haman.º Then the kingº said,ºª Hangºª him thereon.² 10 So they hangedºª² Hamanº on² the gallowsº that² he had preparedºª for Mordecai.º Then was the king'sº wrathº pacified.ºª

[7] 1S 20:7, 9; 25:17; Es 1:12; Ps 112:10; Pv 14:19; 19:12; Is 60:14; Dn 3:19; Rv 3:9.
[8] Es 1:6; 6:12; Jb 9:24; Is 22:17; 49:23.
[9] 1S 17:51; 2K 9:32; Es 1:10; 2:21; 5:14; 6:2, 14; 9:25; Jb 27:20; Ps 7:15; 9:15; 35:8; 37:35; 73:19; 141:10; Pv 11:5; Dn 6:7, 24.
[10] Jg 15:7; Ezk 5:13; Zc 6:8.


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