Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, New Living Translation So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet. English Standard Version So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. Berean Standard Bible So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen, King James Bible So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. New King James Version So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther. New American Standard Bible Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. NASB 1995 Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. NASB 1977 Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. Legacy Standard Bible Then the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. Amplified Bible So the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen. Christian Standard Bible The king and Haman came to feast with Esther the queen. Holman Christian Standard Bible The king and Haman came to feast with Esther the queen. American Standard Version So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. Contemporary English Version The king and Haman were dining with Esther English Revised Version So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. GOD'S WORD® Translation So the king and Haman came to have dinner with Queen Esther. Good News Translation And so the king and Haman went to eat with Esther International Standard Version The king and Haman went in to have a drink with Queen Esther. Majority Standard Bible So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen, NET Bible So the king and Haman came to dine with Queen Esther. New Heart English Bible So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. Webster's Bible Translation So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. World English Bible So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the king comes in, and Haman, to drink with Esther the queen, Young's Literal Translation And the king cometh in, and Haman, to drink with Esther the queen, Smith's Literal Translation And the king will go in and Haman to drink with Esther the queen. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSo the king and Aman went in, to drink with the queen. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible So the king and Haman went to the banquet with Queen Esther. New Revised Standard Version So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSO the king and Haman went in to the banquet which Esther the queen had prepared. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the King and Haman entered the banquet that Esthir the Queen had made. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. Brenton Septuagint Translation So the king and Aman went in to drink with the queen. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Esther Pleads for Her People1So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen, 2and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”… Cross References Esther 5:4-8 “If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.” / “Hurry,” commanded the king, “and bring Haman, so we can do as Esther has requested.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared. / And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.” ... Esther 1:3-5 In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces. / And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious riches of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness. / At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest. Esther 2:18 Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty. Esther 3:15 The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion. Esther 5:12 “What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king. Esther 6:14 While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared. Esther 8:1 That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her. Esther 9:12 who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.” Esther 10:1-3 Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores. / And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? / For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen. Matthew 22:2-4 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. / Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ Luke 14:16-17 But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. / When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ John 2:1-10 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ... John 12:2-3 So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him. / Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. Revelation 19:9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” Matthew 25:1-10 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ... Treasury of Scripture So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. banquet. Esther 3:15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. Esther 5:8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said. Jump to Previous Banquet Dine Drink Esther Feast Haman Queen WineJump to Next Banquet Dine Drink Esther Feast Haman Queen WineEsther 7 1. Esther, entertaining the king and Haman, pleads for her own life, and her people's.5. She accuses Haman. 7. The king in his anger, understanding of the gallows Haman had made for Mordecai, 10. causes Haman to be hanged thereon. So the king and Haman This phrase sets the stage for a pivotal moment in the narrative. The king referred to here is King Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes I, who ruled the Persian Empire from 486 to 465 BC. Haman, the antagonist of the story, is a high-ranking official in the king's court. Historically, the Persian Empire was vast and powerful, and the king's decisions had far-reaching consequences. The inclusion of Haman in this intimate setting indicates his high status and influence, yet it also foreshadows his impending downfall. In the Hebrew text, the word for "king" is "melek," which signifies not just a ruler but one with authority granted by God, reminding us of the divine orchestration behind earthly powers. went to dine with Queen Esther Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king and Haman וְהָמָ֔ן (wə·hā·mān) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2001: Haman -- to rage, be turbulent went וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to dine לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת (liš·tō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8354: To imbibe with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with Esther אֶסְתֵּ֥ר (’es·têr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel the queen, הַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ (ham·mal·kāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen Links Esther 7:1 NIVEsther 7:1 NLT Esther 7:1 ESV Esther 7:1 NASB Esther 7:1 KJV Esther 7:1 BibleApps.com Esther 7:1 Biblia Paralela Esther 7:1 Chinese Bible Esther 7:1 French Bible Esther 7:1 Catholic Bible OT History: Esther 7:1 So the king and Haman came (Est Esth. 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