Esther 5:4

4 "If it is all right with the king,"answered Ester, "let the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for him."

Esther 5:4 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 5:4

And Esther answered, if it seem good unto the king
She humbly submits it to his pleasure, suggesting it would be exceeding grateful to her, could it be granted:

let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have
prepared for him;
for the king; and supposing it would be acceptable to him, and the rather engage him to come to it, she invited his favourite; and chiefly, that she might have an opportunity of accusing him before the king to his face, and when alone.

Esther 5:4 In-Context

2 When the king saw Ester the queen standing in the courtyard, she won his favor; so the king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Ester. Ester approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

3 "What is it you want, Queen Ester?" the king asked her. "Whatever your request, up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you."

4 "If it is all right with the king,"answered Ester, "let the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for him."

5 The king said, "Bring Haman quickly, so that what Ester has asked for can be done."

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