Esther 7:2

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“and 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.””

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BSBPD

“and 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.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the king saith to Esther also on the second day, during the banquet of wine, `What <FI>is<Fi> 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.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Esther 7:2 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Esther 5:3“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
  2. Esther 5:6And as they drank their wine, the king said to 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.”
  3. Esther 9:12who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
  4. John 16:24Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
  5. Acts 23:19The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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