Esther 7:1

And so the king and Haman entered to drink with the queen.

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In The King James Version

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

In Context

2And the king said to her again on the second day, after he was warmed with wine, “What is your request, Esther, so that it may be given to you? And what do you want done? Even if you ask for half of my kingdom, you will obtain it.”

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Cross References

Esther 3:15The couriers, who had been sent, hurried to complete the king’s command, but the edict was hung up in Susa immediately. And the king and Haman celebrated a feast, while all the Jews in the city were weeping.

Matthew Henry on Esther 7:1

We are now to attend the second banquet to which the king and Haman were invited: and there, I. Esther presents her petition to the king for her life and the life of her people, ver. 1-4 . II. She plainly tells the king that Haman is the man who designed her ruin and the ruin of all her friends, ver. 5, 6 . III. The king thereupon gave orders for the hanging of Haman upon the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai, which was done accordingly, ver. 7-10 . And thus, by the destruction of the plotter, a good step… Read the whole commentary →

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