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Ester 5:3

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3 El rey le preguntó:—¿Qué te pasa, reina Ester? ¿Cuál es tu petición? ¡Aun cuando fuera la mitad del reino, te lo concedería!

Ester 5:3 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 5:3

Then said the king unto her, what wilt thou, Queen Esther?
&c.] He supposed she had some business with him, some suit to make to him, by her coming in this manner:

and what is thy request?
signifying he was ready to grant it, be it what it would:

it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom;
as it was usual with the Persian kings to give their wives cities for certain purposes, (See Gill on Esther 2:18), here Ahasuerus, out of his great affection to Esther, offers half of his dominions, his one hundred and twenty seven provinces; meaning that he would grant her anything, and everything that was reasonable, and even magnificent; it is an hyperbolical and courtly way of speaking, and which has been used in later times, and in other countries; see ( Mark 6:23 ) .

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Ester 5:3 In-Context

1 Al tercer día, Ester se puso sus vestiduras reales y fue a pararse en el patio interior del palacio, frente a la sala del rey. El rey estaba sentado allí en su trono real, frente a la puerta de entrada.
2 Cuando vio a la reina Ester de pie en el patio, se mostró complacido con ella y le extendió el cetro de oro que tenía en la mano. Entonces Ester se acercó y tocó la punta del cetro.
3 El rey le preguntó:—¿Qué te pasa, reina Ester? ¿Cuál es tu petición? ¡Aun cuando fuera la mitad del reino, te lo concedería!
4 —Si le parece bien a Su Majestad —respondió Ester—, venga hoy al banquete que ofrezco en su honor, y traiga también a Amán.
5 —Vayan de inmediato por Amán, para que podamos cumplir con el deseo de Ester —ordenó el rey.Así que el rey y Amán fueron al banquete que ofrecía Ester.

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