So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
- BSB So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
- NKJV So the king and Haman went to dine with Queen Esther.
- NASB Now the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen.
- NLT So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet.
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Quick answer
The king and Haman come to dine with Queen Esther. The decisive banquet has arrived.
Overview
The setting shifts to Esther's second feast, where she will at last reveal her petition and unmask Haman. The brief verse opens the climactic scene of the book. All the careful preparation now converges on this moment of confrontation.
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Cross-references · 2
- Esth 5:8If 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.
- Esth 3:15The 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.
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