Esther 7:1

1 So the king and Haman went in to eat with Queen Esther.

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 went in to eat with Queen Esther.

2 As they were drinking wine on the second day, the king asked Esther again, "What are you asking for? I will give it to you. What is it you want? I will give you as much as half of my kingdom."

3 Then Queen Esther answered, "My king, if you are pleased with me, and if it pleases you, let me live. This is what I ask. And let my people live, too. This is what I want.

4 My people and I have been sold to be destroyed, to be killed and completely wiped out. If we had been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because that would not be enough of a problem to bother the king."

5 Then King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he? Who has done such a thing?"