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Esther said, “If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.”

Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly so that we may do as Esther says.” So the king and Haman came to the banquet which Esther had prepared. As they drank their wine at the banquet, the king said to Esther, “What is your [a]petition? It shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be done.”

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 5:6 Having been sumptuously entertained at the banquet, the king was now obligated by tradition to grant Esther something better in return.

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