Esther 5:3
Then said the king to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
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1 Kings 2:20Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee , deny me not. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not deny thee.
Nehemiah 2:4Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Esther 7:2And the king said again to 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.
Matthew 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children, with her sons, worshiping him , and desiring a certain thing of him.
Luke 18:41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do to 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 →