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Esther 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Esther Plans a Banquet

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 -

Now it came about on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace in front of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the [fn]throne room, opposite the entrance to the palace.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:2 - When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the courtyard, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter which was in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:3 - Then the king said to her, “What is troubling you, Queen Esther? And what is your request? Up to half of the kingdom it shall be given to you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:4 - Esther said, “If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”
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Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly so that we may do [fn]as Esther desires.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet which Esther had prepared.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:6 - [fn]As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said to Esther, “What is your request, for it shall be granted to you. And what is your wish? Up to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:7 - So Esther replied, “My request and my wish is:
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:8 - if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my request and do [fn]what I wish, may the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do [fn]as the king says.”

Haman’s Pride

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:9 -

Then Haman went out that day joyful and pleased of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and that he did not stand up or tremble before him, Haman was filled with anger against Mordecai.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:10 - Haman controlled himself, however, and went to his house. But he [fn]sent for his friends and his wife Zeresh.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:11 - Then Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and his many sons, and every occasion on which the king had honored him and how he had [fn]promoted him above the officials and servants of the king.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:12 - Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one except me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:13 - “Yet all of this [fn]does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a wooden gallows [fn]fifty cubits high made, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet.” And the [fn]advice pleased Haman, so he had the wooden gallows made.
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit house
Lit royal house
Lit the word of Esther
Lit At the banquet of wine
Lit my wish
Lit according to the word of the king
Lit sent and brought
Lit lifted
Lit is not suitable to me
About 75 ft. or 23 m
Lit word
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