Ester 7:5

5 Entonces el rey Asuero preguntó a la reina Ester: ¿Quién es, y dónde está el que pretende hacer tal cosa?

Ester 7:5 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 7:5

Then the King Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the
queen
The words in the original text lie thus, "and the King Ahasuerus said, and he said to Esther the queen"; which doubling of the word does not signify, as Jarchi suggests, that before he spoke to her by a messenger, or middle person, but, now he knew she was of a royal family, he spoke to her himself; but it is expressive of the ruffle of his mind, and the wrath and fury he was in, that he said it again and again, with a stern countenance and great vehemence of speech:

who is he? and where is he?
who is the man? and where does he live?

that durst presume in his heart to do so;
that has boldness, impudence, and courage enough to perpetrate so vile an action: or "that has filled his heart" ^F9; the devil no doubt filled his heart to do it, see ( Acts 5:3 ) , but the king had either forgot the decree he had granted, and the countenance he had given him to execute it; or, if he remembered it, he was now enraged that he should be drawn in to such an action by him; and perhaps till now was ignorant of Esther's descent, and knew not that she would be involved in the decree.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (wbl walm rva) "qui replevit cor suum", Drusius; "implevit", De Dieu.

Ester 7:5 In-Context

3 Respondió la reina Ester, y dijo: Si he hallado gracia ante tus ojos, oh rey, y si le place al rey, que me sea concedida la vida según mi petición, y la de mi pueblo según mi deseo;

4 porque hemos sido vendidos, yo y mi pueblo, para el exterminio, para la matanza y para la destrucción. Y si sólo hubiéramos sido vendidos como esclavos o esclavas, hubiera permanecido callada, porque el mal no se podría comparar con el disgusto del rey.

5 Entonces el rey Asuero preguntó a la reina Ester: ¿Quién es, y dónde está el que pretende hacer tal cosa?

6 Y Ester respondió: ¡El adversario y enemigo es este malvado Amán! Entonces Amán se sobrecogió de terror delante del rey y de la reina.

7 Y dejando de beber vino, el rey se levantó lleno de furor y salió al jardín del palacio; pero Amán se quedó para rogar por su vida a la reina Ester, porque vio que el mal había sido determinado contra él por el rey.