Esther 5 (FBV)
1 Three days later Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, opposite the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the king's hall, facing the entrance. 2 When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the inner court she won his approval so he acted favorably by holding out his scepter to her. So Esther went over and touched the end of the scepter. 3 The king asked her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What do you want? I'll give it to you, as much as half my empire!” 4 Esther replied, “If it please Your Majesty, may the king and Haman come today to a dinner I have prepared for him.” 5 “Bring Haman here at once so we can do what Esther has requested,” the king ordered. The king and Haman went to the dinner that Esther had prepared. 6 As they drank their wine, the king asked Esther, “What are you really asking for? It will be given to you. What do you want? You shall have it, as much as half my empire!” 7 Esther answered, “This is what I'm asking for, and this is what I want. 8 If the king looks on me favorably, and if it please Your Majesty to grant my request and do as I ask, may the king and Haman come to a dinner I will prepare for them. Tomorrow I will answer Your Majesty's question.” 9 When Haman left that day he was very happy and pleased with himself. But when he saw Mordecai at the palace gate and that he didn't stand up or tremble with fear before him, Haman was furious with Mordecai. 10 However, Haman controlled himself and he went home.There he invited his friends over. Once they and his wife Zeresh had gathered, 11 Haman went into great detail about how much money and possessions he had, and how many children, and how the king had made him so important by promoting him above all the other nobles and officials. 12 “Added to all that,” Haman went on, “I was the only other person Queen Esther invited to come to a dinner she had prepared for the king. I'm also invited by her to eat together with the king tomorrow.” 13 Then he said, “But all of this is worthless to me while I keep on seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting at the palace gate.” 14 His wife Zeresh and his friends told him, “Arrange for a pole to be set up, fifty cubits high. Then, in the morning, go and ask the king to have Mordecai impaled on it. Afterwards, you'll be happy as you go with the king to the dinner.” Haman thought this was good advice, so he had the pole set up.
In Other Versions
Esther 5 in the ANGEFD
Esther 5 in the ANTPNG2D
Esther 5 in the AS21
Esther 5 in the BAGH
Esther 5 in the BBPNG
Esther 5 in the BBT1E
Esther 5 in the BDS
Esther 5 in the BEV
Esther 5 in the BHAD
Esther 5 in the BIB
Esther 5 in the BLPT
Esther 5 in the BNT
Esther 5 in the BNTABOOT
Esther 5 in the BNTLV
Esther 5 in the BOATCB
Esther 5 in the BOATCB2
Esther 5 in the BOBCV
Esther 5 in the BOCNT
Esther 5 in the BOECS
Esther 5 in the BOGWICC
Esther 5 in the BOHCB
Esther 5 in the BOHCV
Esther 5 in the BOHLNT
Esther 5 in the BOHNTLTAL
Esther 5 in the BOICB
Esther 5 in the BOILNTAP
Esther 5 in the BOITCV
Esther 5 in the BOKCV
Esther 5 in the BOKCV2
Esther 5 in the BOKHWOG
Esther 5 in the BOKSSV
Esther 5 in the BOLCB
Esther 5 in the BOLCB2
Esther 5 in the BOMCV
Esther 5 in the BONAV
Esther 5 in the BONCB
Esther 5 in the BONLT
Esther 5 in the BONUT2
Esther 5 in the BOPLNT
Esther 5 in the BOSCB
Esther 5 in the BOSNC
Esther 5 in the BOTLNT
Esther 5 in the BOVCB
Esther 5 in the BOYCB
Esther 5 in the BPBB
Esther 5 in the BPH
Esther 5 in the BSB
Esther 5 in the CCB
Esther 5 in the CUV
Esther 5 in the CUVS
Esther 5 in the DBT
Esther 5 in the DGDNT
Esther 5 in the DHNT
Esther 5 in the DNT
Esther 5 in the ELBE
Esther 5 in the EMTV
Esther 5 in the ESV
Esther 5 in the FEB
Esther 5 in the GGMNT
Esther 5 in the GNT
Esther 5 in the HARY
Esther 5 in the HNT
Esther 5 in the IRVA
Esther 5 in the IRVB
Esther 5 in the IRVG
Esther 5 in the IRVH
Esther 5 in the IRVK
Esther 5 in the IRVM
Esther 5 in the IRVM2
Esther 5 in the IRVO
Esther 5 in the IRVP
Esther 5 in the IRVT
Esther 5 in the IRVT2
Esther 5 in the IRVU
Esther 5 in the ISVN
Esther 5 in the JSNT
Esther 5 in the KAPI
Esther 5 in the KBT1ETNIK
Esther 5 in the KBV
Esther 5 in the KJV
Esther 5 in the KNFD
Esther 5 in the LBA
Esther 5 in the LBLA
Esther 5 in the LNT
Esther 5 in the LSV
Esther 5 in the MAAL
Esther 5 in the MBV
Esther 5 in the MBV2
Esther 5 in the MHNT
Esther 5 in the MKNFD
Esther 5 in the MNG
Esther 5 in the MNT
Esther 5 in the MNT2
Esther 5 in the MRS1T
Esther 5 in the NAA
Esther 5 in the NASB
Esther 5 in the NBLA
Esther 5 in the NBS
Esther 5 in the NBVTP
Esther 5 in the NET2
Esther 5 in the NIV11
Esther 5 in the NNT
Esther 5 in the NNT2
Esther 5 in the NNT3
Esther 5 in the PDDPT
Esther 5 in the PFNT
Esther 5 in the RMNT
Esther 5 in the SBIAS
Esther 5 in the SBIBS
Esther 5 in the SBIBS2
Esther 5 in the SBICS
Esther 5 in the SBIDS
Esther 5 in the SBIGS
Esther 5 in the SBIHS
Esther 5 in the SBIIS
Esther 5 in the SBIIS2
Esther 5 in the SBIIS3
Esther 5 in the SBIKS
Esther 5 in the SBIKS2
Esther 5 in the SBIMS
Esther 5 in the SBIOS
Esther 5 in the SBIPS
Esther 5 in the SBISS
Esther 5 in the SBITS
Esther 5 in the SBITS2
Esther 5 in the SBITS3
Esther 5 in the SBITS4
Esther 5 in the SBIUS
Esther 5 in the SBIVS
Esther 5 in the SBT
Esther 5 in the SBT1E
Esther 5 in the SCHL
Esther 5 in the SNT
Esther 5 in the SUSU
Esther 5 in the SUSU2
Esther 5 in the SYNO
Esther 5 in the TBIAOTANT
Esther 5 in the TBT1E
Esther 5 in the TBT1E2
Esther 5 in the TFTIP
Esther 5 in the TFTU
Esther 5 in the TGNTATF3T
Esther 5 in the THAI
Esther 5 in the TNFD
Esther 5 in the TNT
Esther 5 in the TNTIK
Esther 5 in the TNTIL
Esther 5 in the TNTIN
Esther 5 in the TNTIP
Esther 5 in the TNTIZ
Esther 5 in the TOMA
Esther 5 in the TTENT
Esther 5 in the UBG
Esther 5 in the UGV
Esther 5 in the UGV2
Esther 5 in the UGV3
Esther 5 in the VBL
Esther 5 in the VDCC
Esther 5 in the YALU
Esther 5 in the YAPE
Esther 5 in the YBVTP
Esther 5 in the ZBP
