Esther 7:1-3

Lexham English Bible

Esther’s Banquet

7 So the king and Haman went to dine^[a] with Queen Esther. ² And the king again said to Esther, on the second day while they were drinking,^[b] “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It will be given to you. What is your request? It will be given to you—even half the kingdom.” ³ Then Queen Esther answered, and she said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,^[c] O king, and if it is good to the king, let my life be given to me at my petition and my people at my request;