Esther 5:4

And Esther said, To-day is my great day: if then it seem good to the king, let both him and Aman come to the feast which I will prepare this day.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

In Context

3And the king said, What will you, Esther? and what is your request? ask even to the half of my kingdom, and it shall be yours.

5And the king said, Hasten Aman hither, that we may perform the word of Esther. So they both come to the feast of which Esther had spoken.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:25And he said, Bring hither, and I will eat of your venison, son, that my soul may bless you; and he brought it near to him, and he ate, and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Esther 1:9Also Astin the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where king Artaxerxes lived.

Esther 5:8if I have found favor in the sight of the king, let the king and Aman come again to-morrow to the feast which I shall prepare for them, and to-morrow I will do the same.

Proverbs 29:11A fool utters all his mind: but the wise reserves his in part.

Matthew Henry on Esther 5:2-9

Esther's Approach to the King. ( b. c. 510.) 1 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 gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched… Read the whole commentary →

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