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tonight at a banquet I am preparing for you." <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to a banquet that I have prepared for the king.”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/esther/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Esther answered, "Your Majesty, please come with Haman to a dinner I will prepare for you later today." <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Esther replied, “If it please your majesty, come today with Haman to a banquet I have prepared.”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/esther/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But she answered: If it please the king, I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">But she answered: If it please the king, I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared.</p><p class="hdg">If it seem.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../esther/5-8.htm">Esther 5:8</a> If I have found favour in the king's sight, and if it please the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banquet which I have prepared them, and to morrow I will open my mind to the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/29-11.htm">Proverbs 29:11</a> A fool uttereth all his mind: a wise man deferreth, and keepeth it till afterwards.</p><p class="hdg">the banquet.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../esther/5-8.htm">Esther 5:8</a> If I have found favour in the king's sight, and if it please the king to give me what I ask, and to fulfil my petition: let the king and Aman come to the banquet which I have prepared them, and to morrow I will open my mind to the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../esther/3-15.htm">Esther 3:15</a> The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfil the king's commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/27-25.htm">Genesis 27:25</a> Then he said: Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my soul may bless thee. And when they were brought, and he had eaten, he offered him wine also, which after he had drunk,</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../genesis/32-20.htm">Genesis 32:20</a> And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us; for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../psalms/112-5.htm">Psalm 112:5</a> Acceptable is the man that sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a> Brethren, do not become children in sense. But in malice be children: and in sense be perfect.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/esther/5.htm">Esther Goes Before the King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>And the king said to her: What wilt thou, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl">But she answered: If it please the king, I beseech thee to come to me this day, and Aman with thee to the banquet which I have prepared.</span><span class="reftext">5</span>And the king said forthwith: Call ye Aman quickly, that he may obey Esther's will. So the king and Aman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../esther/5-3.htm">Esther 5:3</a></span><br />And the king said to her: What wilt thou, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../esther/5-5.htm">Esther 5:5</a></span><br />And the king said forthwith: Call ye Aman quickly, that he may obey Esther's will. So the king and Aman came to the banquet which the queen had prepared for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/1-9.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/genesis/43-16.htm">Dinner</a> <a href="/esther/5-3.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/2-18.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/esther/3-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/esther/4-7.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/esther/3-11.htm">Please</a> <a href="/esther/3-9.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/esther/3-14.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/esther/3-11.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/esther/1-18.htm">Today</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Dinner</a> <a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/esther/5-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Haman</a> <a href="/esther/5-8.htm">Please</a> <a href="/esther/5-8.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/esther/5-5.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Seem</a> <a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/esther/9-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/job/23-2.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/esther/5-4.htm">Esther 5:4 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: a and banquet come day Esther for Haman have him I If it king let may pleases prepared replied said that the this to today together with<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/esther/5-4.htm">OT History: Esther 5:4 Esther said If it seems good (Est Esth. 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