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5:1 It so happened <01961> that on the third <07992> day <03117> Esther <0635> put on <03847> her royal attire <04438> and stood <05975> in the inner <06442> court <02691> of the palace <04428> <01004>, opposite <05227> the king’s <04428> quarters <01004>. The king <04428> was sitting <03427> on <05921> his royal <04438> throne <03678> in the palace <04438> <01004>, opposite <05227> the entrance <06607>. 5:2 When <01961> the king <04428> saw <07200> Queen <04436> Esther <0635> standing <05975> in the court <02691>, she met <05375> with his approval <05869> <02580>. The king <04428> extended <03447> to Esther <0635> the gold <02091> scepter <08275> that <0834> was in his hand <03027>, and Esther <0635> approached <07126> and touched <05060> the end <07218> of the scepter <08275>. 5:3 The king <04428> said <0559> to her, “What <04100> is on your mind, Queen <04436> Esther <0635>? What <04100> is your request <01246>? Even as much as <05704> half <02677> the kingdom <04438> will be given <05414> to you!” 5:4 Esther <0635> replied <0559>, “If <0518> the king <04428> is so inclined <02895>, let the king <04428> and Haman <02001> come <0935> today <03117> to <0413> the banquet <04960> that <0834> I have prepared <06213> for him.” 5:5 The king <04428> replied <0559>, “Find Haman <02001> quickly <04116> so that we can do <06213> as Esther <0635> requests <01697>.” So the king <04428> and Haman <02001> went <0935> to <0413> the banquet <04960> that <0834> Esther <0635> had prepared <06213>. 5:6 While at the banquet <04960> of wine <03196>, the king <04428> said <0559> to Esther <0635>, “What <04100> is your request <07596>? It shall be given <05414> to you. What <04100> is your petition <01246>? Ask for as much as <05704> half <02677> the kingdom <04438>, and it shall be done <06213>!” 5:7 Esther <0635> responded <06030>, “My request <07596> and my petition <01246> is this: 5:8 If <0518> I have found <04672> favor <02580> in the king’s <04428> sight <05869> and if <0518> the king <04428> is inclined <02895> to grant <05414> my request <07596> and perform <06213> my petition <01246>, let the king <04428> and Haman <02001> come <0935> tomorrow <04279> to <0413> the banquet <04960> that <0834> I will prepare <06213> for them. At that time I will do <06213> as the king <04428> wishes <01697>. 5:9 Now Haman <02001> went forth <03318> that day <03117> pleased <08056> and very much encouraged <03820> <02896>. But when Haman <02001> saw <07200> Mordecai <04782> at the king’s <04428> gate <08179>, and he did not <03808> rise <06965> nor <03808> tremble <02111> in <04480> his presence, Haman <02001> was filled <04390> with rage <02534> toward <05921> Mordecai <04782>. 5:10 But Haman <02001> restrained <0662> himself and went <0935> on to <0413> his home <01004>. He then sent <07971> for his friends <0157> to join <0935> him, along <0935> with his wife <0802> Zeresh <02238>.

• Est 5:1-8 -- Esther Appeals to the King for Help
• Est 5:9-14 -- Haman Expresses His Hatred of Mordecai

• BANQUET

  [ebd] a feast provided for the entertainment of a company of guests (Esther 5; 7; 1 Pet. 4:3); such as was provided for our Lord by his friends in Bethany (Matt. 26:6; Mark 14:3; comp. John 12:2). These meals were in the days of C...
  [isbe] BANQUET - ban'-kwet. 1. The Ancient Hebrew Customs: (1) "Banquet" and "banqueting" in the King James Version always include and stand for wine-drinking, not simply "feast" or "feasting" in our sense. Thus (Song 2:4), "He bro...
  

• Esther

  [nave] ESTHER, called also Hadassah. Niece of Mordecai, Esth. 2:7, 15. Chosen queen, Esth. 2:17. Tells the king of the plot against his life, Esth. 2:22. Fasts on account of the decree to destroy the Israelites; accuses Haman to ...
  

• Haman

  [nave] HAMAN Prime minister of Ahasuerus, Esth. 3:1. Plotted against Esther and the Jews, thwarted by Esther and Mordecai, hanged, Esth. 3-9.
  

• Servant

  [nave] SERVANT Distinguished as bond servant, who was a slave, and hired servant. Bond Laws of Moses concerning, Ex. 21:1-11, 20, 21, 26, 27, 32; Lev. 19:20-22; 25:6, 10, 35-55; Deut. 15:12, 14, 18; 24:7. Kidnapping forbidden, D...
  

• Tact

  [nave] TACT Prov. 15:1; 25:15. In preaching, 1 Cor. 9:19-22; 2 Cor. 12:6. Of Gideon, Judg. 8:1-3. Of Saul, in managing malcontents, 1 Sam. 10:27; 11:7, 12-15. Nabal's wife, Abigail, 1 Sam. 25:18-37. In David's popular methods:...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Courage

  [nave] COURAGE Enjoined upon Joshua, Deut. 31:7, 8, 22, 23; Josh. 1:1-9; the Israelites, Lev. 26:6-8; 2 Chr. 32:7, 8; Solomon, 1 Chr. 22:13; 28:20; Asa, 2 Chr. 15:1-7. Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive office...
  

• King

  [nave] KING Called King of kings, Ezra 7:12; Ezek. 26:7; Dan. 2:37. Divinely authorized, Deut. 17:15; 1 Sam. 9:16, 17; 16:12; 1 Chr. 22:10; 2 Chr. 2:11, 12; Prov. 8:15; Dan. 2:21, 37; 4:17; 5:20; Hos. 8:4; 13:11. How chosen: By d...
  

• Zeresh

  [ebd] star of Venus, the wife of Haman, whom she instigated to prepare a gallows for Mordecai (Esther 5:10).
  [isbe] ZERESH - ze'-resh (zeresh, "gold," from the Persian; Sosara): The wife of Haman (Est 5:10,14; 6:13), the vizier of Xerxes.
  [smith] (gold), the wife of Haman the Agagite. (Esther 5:10,14; 6:13) (B.C. 475.)
  [nave] ZERESH, wife of Haman, Esth. 5:10-14; 6:13.
  

• GOOD

  [isbe] GOOD - good (Tobh, Tubh, yaTabh; agathos, agathon, kalos, kalon): In English "good" is used in various senses, most of which are represented in the Bible. (1) In the Old Testament the commonest word is Tobh, occurring very f...
  

• Malice

  [nave] MALICE. Gen. 3:15; Lev. 19:14, 17, 18; Deut. 27:17, 18; Deut. 32:32, 33; 2 Kin. 6:21, 22; Job 31:29, 30; Psa. 4:2; Psa. 7:14-16 Job 15:35. Psa. 10:7-10, 14; Psa. 21:11; Psa. 22:7, 8; Psa. 35:15, 16, 19-21; Psa. 38:16, 19; P...
  

• BIRTHDAY

  [isbe] BIRTHDAY - burth'-da: (1) The custom of observing birthdays of great men, especially of kings, was widespread in ancient times (see Gen 40:20 f, "the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday," etc.; compare 2 Macc 6:7; and He...
  

• Happiness

  [nave] HAPPINESS. Of the Wicked Limited to this life, Psa. 17:14; Luke 16:25; short, Job 20:5; uncertain, Luke 12:20; vain, Eccl. 2:1; 7:6. Is derived from their wealth, Job 21:13; Psa. 52:7; their power, Job 21:7; Psa. 37:35; t...
  

• Ambition

  [nave] AMBITION Falsely charged against Moses, Num. 16:13. Parable of the thistle, illustrating, 2 Kin. 14:9. Unclassified Scriptures Relating to Job 20:6, 7; Psa. 49:11-13; Isa. 5:8; Hab. 2:5, 6, 9; Matt. 4:8-10 Luke 4:5-8. Mat...
  

• Scepter

  [nave] SCEPTER A staff used by kings to signify favor or disfavor to those who desired audience, Esth. 5:2; 8:4. A symbol of authority, Num. 24:17; Isa. 14:5. Made of gold, Esth. 4:11; of iron, Psa. 2:9; Rev. 2:27; 12:5. Figurat...
  

• Procrastination

  [nave] PROCRASTINATION. Ex. 22:29; Prov. 27:1; Ezek. 11:2, 3; Ezek. 12:22, 27, 28; Matt. 8:21 Luke 9:59, 61. Matt. 24:48-51; Matt. 25:2-13; Luke 9:59-62; Acts 24:25; 1 Thess. 5:2, 3; Heb. 3:7-19 Heb. 4:1-7. See: Excuses. Instance...
  

• HEAD

  [isbe] HEAD - hed (ro'-sh, Aramaic re'sh, and in special sense gulgoleth, literally, "skull," "cut-off head" (1 Ch 10:10), whence Golgotha (Mt 27:33; Mk 15:22; Jn 19:17); mera'ashah, literally, "head-rest," "pillow," "bolster" (1 K...
  

• SCEPTRE; SCEPTER

  [isbe] SCEPTRE; SCEPTER - sep'-ter (shebheT, sharbhiT, expanded form in Est 4:11; 5:2; 8:4; rhabdos (Additions to Esther 15:11; Heb 1:8), skeptros): A rod or mace used by a sovereign as a symbol of royal authority. The Hebrew shebh...
  

• Colour

  [ebd] The subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. White occurs as the translation of various Hebrew words. It is applied to milk (Gen. 49:12), manna (Ex. 16:31), snow (Isa. 1:18), horses (Zech. 1:8), raiment...
  

• Wine

  [nave] WINE Made from grapes, Gen. 40:11; 49:11; Isa. 25:6; Jer. 40:10, 12; from pomegranates, Song 8:2. Kept in jars, Jer. 13:12; 48:12; in skins, Josh. 9:4, 13; Job 32:19; Matt. 9:17; Luke 5:37, 38; in bottles, Josh. 9:4, 13; Jo...
  

• Esther's Request to the King

  

• Were the three days and three nights that Jesus was in the grave a full 72 hours?
  There has been a long standing debate over the meaning of Matthew 12:40, "for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart ...

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