Esther 7 · Verse 2

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.
Esther 7:2, King James Version

Esther 7:2 in other translations

BSBand as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
WEBThe king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, queen Esther? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”
ASVAnd 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? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
YLTand the king saith to Esther also on the second day, during the banquet of wine, ‘What is thy petition, Esther, O queen? and it is given to thee; and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom--and it is done.'
DARBYAnd the king said again to 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? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.
BBEAnd the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
WebsterAnd the king said again to 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.

What does Esther 7:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 At the banquet of wine - Postquam vino incaluerat, after he had been heated with wine, says the Vulgate. In such a state the king was more likely to come into the measures of the queen.

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…

Read the full comment on Esther 7:1-6 →

Esther 7:2 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.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.Terto EstherH635
גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571
בַּיּ֤וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.Ni<the> secondH8145
בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.Tehat [the] feast ofH4960
הַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yin<the> wineH3196
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.Tekh[is] petition yourH7596
אֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerO EstherH635
הַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436
וְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.Na.tenso it may be givenH5414
לָ֑ךְLakhto you
וּמַה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.Tekh[is] request yourH1246
עַד\־'ad-up toH5704
חֲצִ֥יcha.Tzi<the> half ofH2677
הַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.Khutthe kingdomH4438
וְתֵעָֽשׂ\׃ve.te.'Asand it may be doneH6213

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

Cross references for Esther 7:2

  • John 16:24

    Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

  • Esther 5:3

    Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

  • Esther 9:12

    And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

  • Esther 5:6

    And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the king said.
5:6; Joh 16:24

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.

  • Esther 7:3

    Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

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Esther 7:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y también el segundo día dijo el rey á Esther en el convite del vino: ¿Cuál es tu petición, reina Esther, y se te concederá? ¿Cuál es pues tu demanda? Aunque sea la mitad del reino, pondráse por obra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi dit à Esther, le second jour aussi, pendant qu’on buvait le vin: Quelle est ta demande, reine Esther? et elle te sera accordée. Et quelle est ta requête? Quand ce serait jusqu’à la moitié du royaume, ce sera fait.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König sprach zu Esther auch am zweiten Tage beim Weingelage: Was ist deine Bitte, Königin Esther? und sie soll dir gewährt werden. Und was ist dein Begehr? Bis zur Hälfte des Königreiches, und es soll geschehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ei rex etiam secunda die, postquam vino incaluerat: Quæ est petitio tua, Esther, ut detur tibi? et quid vis fieri? etiam si dimidiam partem regni mei petieris, impetrabis.