Esther 5:8
if 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.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
7And she said, My request and my petition are:
Cross References
Esther 6:1But the Lord removed sleep from the king that night: and he told his servant to bring in the + 6:1 Gr. letters. books, the registers of daily events, to read to him.
Esther 7:1So the king and Aman went in to drink with the queen.
Esther 8:5And Esther said, If it seem good to you, and I have found favor in your sight, let an order be sent that the letters sent by Aman may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in your kingdom.
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 →