Esther 7:2

2 And the king said to Esther at the banquet on the second day, What is it, queen Esther? and what thy request, and what thy petition? and it shall be for thee, to the half of my kingdom.

Esther 7:2 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 7:2

And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the
banquet of wine
This was the third time he put the following question to her, being very desirous of knowing what she had to ask of him; and it was of God that this was kept upon his mind, and he was moved to solicit her petition, or otherwise it would not have been so easy for her to have introduced it:

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
my kingdom;
see ( Esther 5:3 Esther 5:6 ) .

Esther 7:2 In-Context

1 So the king and Aman went in to drink with the queen.

2 And the king said to Esther at the banquet on the second day, What is it, queen Esther? and what thy request, and what thy petition? and it shall be for thee, to the half of my kingdom.

3 And she answered and said, If I have found favour in the sight of the king, let life be granted to my petition, and my people to my request.

4 For both I and my people are sold for destruction, and pillage, and slavery; we and our children for bondmen and bondwomen: and I consented not to it, for the not worthy of the king's palace.

5 And the king said, Who this that has dared to do this thing?