Esther 5:3
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.
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1 Kings 2:20Then she said, I ask one small petition of thee; deny me not. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not deny thee.
Nehemiah 2:4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Esther 7:2And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall he granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and asking a certain thing of him.
Luke 18:41What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
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 →