Esther 7 · Verse 1

Esther 7:1

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

Esther 7:1, King James Version

Esther 7:1 in other translations

BSB	So the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
WEB	So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
ASV	So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
YLT	And the king cometh in, and Haman, to drink with Esther the queen,
DARBY	And the king and Haman came to drink with Esther the queen.
BBE	So the king and Haman came to take wine with Esther the queen.
Webster	So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

What does Esther 7:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The king at the banquet urges Esther to prefer her petition, with the positive assurance that it shall be granted, Est 7:1, Est 7:2. She petitions for her own life, and the life of her people, who were sold to be destroyed, Est 7:3, Est 7:4. The king inquires the author of this project, and Haman is accused by the queen, Est 7:5, Est 7:6. The king is enraged: Haman supplicates for his life; but the king orders him to be hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai, Est 7:7-10.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 7:1-6

If the love of life causes earnest pleadings with those that can only kill the body, how fervent should our prayers be to Him, who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell! How should we pray for the salvation of our relatives, friends, and all around us! When we petition great men, we must be cautious not to give them offence; even just complaints must often be kept back. But when we approach the King of kings with reverence, we cannot ask or expect too much. Though nothing but wrath be our due, God is able and willing to do exceeding abundantly, even beyond all we can ask or think.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Esther 7:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

וְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.Manand HamanH2001

לִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.Totto drinkH8354

עִם\־'im-withH5973

אֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerEstherH635

הַמַּלְכָּֽה\׃ha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Esther 7:1

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.
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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Esther, entertaining the king and Haman, makes suit for her own life, and her people's.
5 She accuses Haman.
7 The king in his anger, understanding of the gallows which Haman had made for Mordecai, causes him to be hanged thereon.

banquet. Heb. drink.
3:15; 5:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Esther 7:1
So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
Esther 7:2
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

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Esther 7:1 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	VINO pues el rey con Amán á beber con la reina Esther.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et le roi et Haman vinrent pour boire avec la reine Esther.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und der König und Haman kamen zum Gelage bei der Königin Esther.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Intravit itaque rex et Aman, ut biberent cum regina.