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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>.

• Est 5:1-8 -- Esther Appeals to the King for Help

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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:...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• ATTITUDES

  [isbe] ATTITUDES - at'-i-tuds: Customs change slowly in Bible lands. This becomes clear by a comparison of the many references found in the Bible and other literatures of the Orient with existing circumstances and conditions. The s...
  

• 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, BOOK OF

  [isbe] ESTHER, BOOK OF - 1. The Canonicity of Esther 2. Its Authorship 3. Its Date 4. Its Contents 5. The Greek Additions 6. The Attacks upon the Book 7. Some of the Objections 8. Confirmations of the Book This book completes the h...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Feasts

  [nave] FEASTS Ancient customs at: Men alone present at, Gen. 40:20; 43:32, 34; 1 Sam. 9:22; Esth. 1:8; Mark 6:21; Luke 14:24; women alone, Esth. 1:9. Men and women attend, Ex. 32:6, with vs. 2,3;Dan. 5:1-3. Riddles propounded at,...
  

• 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...
  

• Indecision

  [nave] INDECISION. 1 Kin. 18:21; Hos. 10:2; Matt. 6:24; Matt. 26:41; Jas. 1:8; Jas. 4:17 See: Decision; Instability; Lukewarmness. Instances of Moses at the Red Sea, Ex. 14:15. Joshua at Ai, Josh. 7:10. Esther, Esth. 5:8. Rul...
  

• MEALS

  [smith] Our information on the subject of meals is but scanty. The early Hebrews do not seem to have given special names to their several meals, for the terms rendered "dine" and "dinner" in the Authorized Version ((Genesis 43:16; Pr...
  

• 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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