Esther 5:6

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.

And the king {H4428} said {H559} unto Esther {H635} at the banquet {H4960} of wine {H3196}, What is thy petition {H7596}? and it shall be granted {H5414} thee: and what is thy request {H1246}? even to the half {H2677} of the kingdom {H4438} it shall be performed {H6213}.

So the king and Haman came to the banquet Ester had prepared.

And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”

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.

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Cross-References

  • Esther 7:2 (7 votes)

    And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What [is] thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request? and it shall be performed, [even] to the half of the kingdom.

  • Esther 5:3 (6 votes)

    Then 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.

  • Esther 9:12 (5 votes)

    And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what [is] thy request further? and it shall be done.