Esther 7:5

Then spake King Ahasuerus, and said unto Esther the queen,—Who is he now, and where is he, whose heart is set to act thus?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

In Context

4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain and to be caused to perish. If indeed, for bondmen and for bondwomen, we had been sold, I had held my peace, although the adversary could not have made good the damage to the king.

6And Esther said, A man who is an adversary and enemy, this wicked Haman. And, Haman, was terrified, before the king and the queen.

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Cross References

Job 9:24The earth, hath been given into the hand of a lawless one, The faces of her judges, he covereth, If not, then who is it?

Matthew Henry on Esther 7:2-7

Haman Accused by Esther. ( b. c. 510.) 1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. 3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: 4… Read the whole commentary →

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