Esther 7:1

So the king and Aman went in to drink with the queen.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And the king said to Esther at the banquet on the second day, What is it, queen Esther? and what is your request, and what is your petition? and it shall be done for you, to the half of my kingdom.

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Cross References

Esther 3:15And the business was hastened, and that at Susa: and the king and Aman began to drink; but the city was troubled.

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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