Esther 7 Darby Translation
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1 And the king and Haman came to drink with Esther the queen.
1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2 And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.
2 The king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, queen Esther? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
3 And Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found grace in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request;
3 Then Esther the queen answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.
4 for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the adversary could not compensate the king's damage.
4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for male and female slaves, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s loss.”
5 And king Ahasuerus spoke and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he that has filled his heart to do so?
5 Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, “Who is he, and where is he who dared presume in his heart to do so?”
6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
6 Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7 And the king in his wrath rose up from the banquet of wine, [and went] into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to make request for his life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
7 The king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden. Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8 And the king returned out of the palace garden into the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman was fallen upon the couch on which Esther was. And the king said, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? The word went forth out of the king's mouth, and they covered Haman's face.
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen in front of me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold, also, the gallows fifty cubits high, that Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him on it!
9 Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were with the king, said, “Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman has made for Mordecai, who spoke good for the king, is standing at Haman’s house.” The king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. And the king's wrath was appeased.
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath was pacified.
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Harbona
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti. A eunuch Harbonah later tells the king of the gallows Haman built for Mordecai, and Haman is…
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10; Esther 7:9
Cross references (10)
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- 1 Esther 5:8; Esther 3:15
- 2 John 16:24; Esther 5:3; Esther 9:12; Esther 5:6
- 3 Jeremiah 38:26; Job 2:4; Esther 7:7; Psalm 122:6–9; 2 Kings 1:13
- 4 Esther 3:9; Esther 3:13; Deuteronomy 28:68; Esther 8:11; Joshua 9:23
- 5 Job 9:24; Genesis 27:33; Acts 5:3
- 6 Job 18:5–12; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; 1 Corinthians 5:13; Psalm 139:19–22; Psalm 27:2
- 7 Esther 1:12; Revelation 3:9; Proverbs 14:19; 1 Samuel 20:7; Proverbs 19:12
- 8 Esther 1:6; Esther 6:12; Isaiah 22:17; Job 9:24; Isaiah 49:23
- 9 Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 11:5–6; Esther 1:10; Esther 5:14; Psalm 35:8
- 10 Psalm 7:16; Daniel 6:24; Ezekiel 5:13; Judges 15:7; Esther 2:1
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