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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>. 5:11 Haman <02001> then recounted <05608> to them <01992> his fabulous <03519> wealth <06239>, his many <07230> sons <01121>, and how <0834> the king <04428> had magnified <01431> him and exalted <05375> him over <05921> the king’s <04428> other officials <08269> and servants <05650>. 5:12 Haman <02001> said <0559>, “Furthermore <0637>, Queen <04436> Esther <0635> invited only me to <05973> accompany <0935> the king <04428> to <0413> the banquet <04960> that <0834> she prepared <06213>! And also <01571> tomorrow <04279> I <0589> am invited <07121> along with <05973> the king <04428>. 5:13 Yet all <03605> of this <02088> fails <0369> to satisfy <07737> me so long <06256> <03605> as <0834> I <0589> have to see <07200> Mordecai <04782> the Jew <03064> sitting <03427> at the king’s <04428> gate <08179>.” 5:14 Haman’s wife <0802> Zeresh <02238> and all <03605> his friends <0157> said <0559> to him, “Have a gallows <06086> seventy-five feet <0520> <02572> high <01364> built <06213>, and in the morning <01242> tell <0559> the king <04428> that Mordecai <04782> should be hanged <08518> on <05921> it. Then go <0935> with <05973> the king <04428> to <0413> the banquet <04960> contented <08056>.” It seemed like a good <03190> idea <01697> to Haman <02001>, so he had the gallows <06086> built <06213>.

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Pride

  [nave] PRIDE. Ex. 18:10, 11; Lev. 26:19; Deut. 8:11-14, 17-20; Judg. 9:14, 15; 1 Sam. 2:3-5; 1 Kin. 20:11; 2 Kin. 14:9, 10 2 Chr. 25:18, 19. Job 11:12; Job 12:2, 3; Job 13:2, 5; Job 15:1-13; Job 18:3, 4; Job 21:31, 32; Job 32:9-13...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Women

  [nave] WOMEN Creation of, Gen. 1:27; 2:21, 22. Named, Gen. 2:23. Fall of, and curse upon, Gen. 3:1-16; 2 Cor. 11:3; 1 Tim. 2:14. Promise to, Gen. 3:15. Had separate apartments in dwellings, Gen. 24:67; 31:33; Esth. 2:9, 11. Ve...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Esther's Request to the King

  

• The book of Esther says that Mordecai was a Benjamite in one place and a Jew in others. Which was he?
  In Esther 2:5-6 we are told: 2:5 Now there happened to be a Jewish man in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai. He was the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite, 2:6 who had been taken into ex...

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