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Esther 7:1 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Esther 7:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 7 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Haman Hanged
“So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. to banquet: Heb. to drink”
Esther 7:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Esther 7:1
So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. The Hebrew lishto't (לִשְׁתּוֹת, "to drink") emphasizes this is the banquet of wine Esther had prepared (5:6). This is the second of three banquets in the narrative arc: Vashti's refusal at the first (1:12), Esther's selection following (2:18), her first banquet where she delays her petition (5:4-8), and now this climactic second banquet where she reveals Haman's plot.The simple statement masks high tension. Haman arrives fresh from the humiliation of honoring Mordecai publicly (6:11-12), with his wife's prophetic warning ringing in ...
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“and if it please the king to grant my petition and to perform my request”
“and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.”