Esther 7:1

So the king and Haman went to drink with Queen Esther.

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

In Context

2As they were drinking wine on that second day, the king again said to Esther, “Whatever your petition is, Queen Esther, it will be granted to you. Whatever you request it will be done, even if it takes half of the kingdom.”

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Cross References

Esther 3:15By command of the king the couriers raced off, and the edict was published in Susa itself. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in turmoil.

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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