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So she rose and stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther got up and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />King Xerxes held out the golden scepter to Esther, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The king held out his golden scepter to Esther, and Esther got up and stood in front of the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up and said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, and she got up and stood before the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she arose and stood before the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the king held out the golden scepter towards Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the king holds out to Esther the golden scepter, and Esther rises, and stands before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king will stretch out to Esther the scepter of gold: and Esther will rise and stand before the king,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 12:4>But he, as was the custom, extended the golden scepter with his hand, which was the sign of clemency, and she rose up and stood before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The king stretched forth the golden scepter to Esther. So she rose and, standing before him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The king held out the golden scepter to Esther,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther touched it and stood before the king<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the King reached the scepter of gold toward Esthir, and Esthir came near to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/8-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=1509" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/esther/8.htm">Esther's Appeal for the Jews</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">The king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3447.htm" title="3447: way·yō·wō·šeṭ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To extend, hold out. A primitive root; to extend.">extended</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">the gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/8275.htm" title="8275: šar·ḇiṭ (N-msc) -- A scepter. For shebet; a rod of empire.">scepter</a> <a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="635: lə·’es·têr (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Star, Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.">toward Esther,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/635.htm" title="635: ’es·têr (N-proper-fs) -- Star, Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. Of Persian derivation; Ester, the Jewish heroine.">and she</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wat·tā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">arose</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/5-2.htm">Esther 5:2</a></span><br />As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-4.htm">Nehemiah 2:4-5</a></span><br />“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven / and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">Genesis 41:40-41</a></span><br />You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” / Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-16.htm">Daniel 6:16-23</a></span><br />So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” / A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed. / Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-19.htm">1 Kings 2:19</a></span><br />So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a></span><br />The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a></span><br />Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-23.htm">1 Samuel 25:23-35</a></span><br />When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. / She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. / My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-13.htm">2 Kings 4:13-14</a></span><br />and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied. / So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1-3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. / I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a></span><br />Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a></span><br />So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a></span><br />And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-2.htm">James 4:2-3</a></span><br />You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. / And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,</p><p class="hdg">held out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/4-11.htm">Esther 4:11</a></b></br> All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, <i>there is</i> one law of his to put <i>him</i> to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-2.htm">Esther 5:2</a></b></br> And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, <i>that</i> she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that <i>was</i> in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/8-3.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-19.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/esther/5-2.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Held</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-5.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/esther/5-2.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/esther/5-2.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/esther/7-9.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/esther/1-13.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Esther</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Golden</a> <a href="/esther/10-3.htm">Held</a> <a href="/job/2-3.htm">Holdeth</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/job/9-34.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Scepter</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Sceptre</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Mordecai is advanced.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/8-3.htm">Esther makes suit to reverse Haman's letters.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Xerxes grants to the Jews to defend themselves.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Mordecai's honor, and the Jews' joy.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/esther/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther</b><br>In the Persian court, the gold scepter was a symbol of royal authority and favor. Extending it signified the king's willingness to hear the person who approached him, granting them permission to speak. This act was crucial for Esther, as approaching the king unsummoned could result in death unless he extended the scepter (<a href="/esther/4-11.htm">Esther 4:11</a>). This moment highlights the risk Esther took to save her people, demonstrating her courage and faith. The scepter can be seen as a type of Christ's intercession, where believers are granted access to God through Jesus (<a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a>).<p><b>and she arose</b><br>Esther's rising signifies her acceptance of the king's favor and her readiness to present her request. In the cultural context, standing before the king was a position of respect and readiness to engage in dialogue. This action reflects Esther's role as an intercessor for her people, paralleling the role of Christ as our intercessor before God (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>).<p><b>and stood before the king</b><br>Standing before the king indicates Esther's boldness and the gravity of her mission. In ancient Near Eastern courts, standing before the king was a position of both vulnerability and opportunity. Esther's stance is a testament to her faith and determination to advocate for her people, the Jews, who were under threat of annihilation. This moment is pivotal in the narrative, as it sets the stage for the deliverance of the Jewish people, echoing the deliverance themes found throughout Scripture, such as in the Exodus story (<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/esther.htm">Esther</a></b><br>A Jewish queen of Persia, who bravely approached the king to plead for her people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahasuerus.htm">King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I)</a></b><br>The Persian king who held the power to grant or deny Esther's request.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gold_scepter.htm">The Gold Scepter</a></b><br>A symbol of the king's favor and authority, extended to Esther as a sign of acceptance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_persian_court.htm">The Persian Court</a></b><br>The setting where Esther approached the king, a place of both power and potential peril.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_people.htm">The Jewish People</a></b><br>The community at risk due to Haman's decree, whom Esther seeks to protect.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_danger.htm">Courage in the Face of Danger</a></b><br>Esther's willingness to approach the king despite the risk teaches us about the importance of courage when standing up for what is right.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_favor_and_timing.htm">Divine Favor and Timing</a></b><br>The extension of the scepter symbolizes God's providential timing and favor, reminding us to trust in His perfect plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_others.htm">Intercession for Others</a></b><br>Esther's actions exemplify the power of intercession, encouraging us to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respectful_boldness.htm">Respectful Boldness</a></b><br>Esther's respectful yet bold approach to the king serves as a model for how we can approach authority figures in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Esther's account demonstrates that faith often requires action, challenging us to step out in faith even when the outcome is uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_a_king_host_a_180-day_feast.htm">Is it realistic for a king to host a 180-day feast (Esther 1:4), given logistical and economic limitations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_esther_5_2_match_persian_court_laws.htm">Esther 5:2 - Does the king's death-penalty-for-approach truly align with known Persian court laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/esther_7_8__was_haman's_death_plausible.htm">Esther 7:8 - How plausible is it, historically and culturally, that Haman would be instantly condemned to death merely from being seen near the queen's couch?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_esther_7_4's_decree_reversal_credible.htm">Esther 7:4 - How credible is it that a royal decree ordering genocide could be issued and then so quickly reversed without any historical records corroborating it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">The king held out the golden sceptre.</span>--See Note on <a href="/esther/4-11.htm" title="All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whoever, whether man or women, shall come to the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.">Esther 4:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then the king held out the golden sceptre</span>. Either Esther had again intruded on the king uninvited, or there was a double use of the golden sceptre. <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> In the pardon of those who so intruded; and, <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> In the ordinary granting of requests. It was perhaps held out on this occasion simply to express a readiness to do as Esther desired. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/8-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extended</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֤וֹשֶׁט</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·wō·šeṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3447.htm">Strong's 3447: </a> </span><span class="str2">To extend, hold out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gold</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזָּהָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">scepter</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁרְבִ֣ט</span> <span class="translit">(šar·ḇiṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8275.htm">Strong's 8275: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rod of empire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward Esther,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’es·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm">Strong's 635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [she]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶסְתֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(’es·têr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_635.htm">Strong's 635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arose</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּ֣קָם</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and stood</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/8-4.htm">Esther 8:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/8-4.htm">OT History: Esther 8:4 Then the king held out to Esther (Est Esth. 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