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Esther 5:4 KJV
Esther · chapter 5 · verse 4
And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.Esther 5:4 · King James Version
Esther 5:4 in context
2And 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 the top of the sceptre.
3Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
4And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
5Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
6And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- answeredʼâmarto sayH559 →
- banquetmishtehdrink, by implication, drinkingH4960 →
- EstherʼEçtêrEster, the Jewish heroineH635 →
- HamanHâmânHaman, a Persian vizierH2001 →
- goodṭôwbto be good in the widest senseH2895 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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Here is, I. Esther's bold approach to the king, Est 5:1. When the time appointed for their fast was finished she lost no time, but on the third day, when the impression of her devotions were fresh upon her spirit, she addressed the king.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8