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Esther 5:6 KJV
Esther · chapter 5 · verse 6
And 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.Esther 5:6 · King James Version
Esther 5:6 in context
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.
7Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
8If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- petitionshᵉʼêlâha petitionH7596 →
- banquetmishtehdrink, by implication, drinkingH4960 →
- grantednâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- requestbaqqâshâha petitionH1246 →
- kingdommalkûwtha ruleH4438 →
- EstherʼEçtêrEster, the Jewish heroineH635 →
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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