Esther 7:1

1 So the king and Haman came to take wine with Esther the queen.

Esther 7:1 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 7:1

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
] Or, "to drink with her" ^F5, that is, wine; for in the next verse it is called a banquet of wine; so they did according to the invitation the queen had given them, ( Esther 5:8 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (twtvl) "ut biberent", V. L. Tigurine version; "ad bibendum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius, Vatablus.

Esther 7:1 In-Context

1 So the king and Haman came to take wine with Esther the queen.

2 And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.

3 Then Esther the queen, answering, said, If I have your approval, O king, and if it is the king's pleasure, let my life be given to me in answer to my prayer, and my people at my request:

4 For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss.

5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart?