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Esther

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1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Es­ther put on her roy­al apparel, and stood in the in­ner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his roy­al throne in the roy­al house, over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Es­ther the queen stand­ing in the court, that she ob­tained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Es­ther the gold­en scep­tre that was in his hand. So Es­ther drew near, and touched the top of the scep­tre. 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. 4 And Es­ther an­swered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the ban­quet that I have pre­pared for him. 5 Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Es­ther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the ban­quet that Es­ther had pre­pared. 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. 7 Then an­swered Es­ther, and said, My pe­ti­tion and my re­quest is; 8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my pe­ti­tion, and to per­form my re­quest, let the king and Haman come to the ban­quet that I shall pre­pare for them, and I will do to mor­row as the king hath said. 9 Then went Haman forth that day joy­ful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Morde­cai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of in­dig­na­tion against Morde­cai. 10 Nev­er­the­less Haman re­frained him­self: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 11 And Haman told them of the glo­ry of his rich­es, and the mul­ti­tude of his chil­dren, and all the things where­in the king had pro­mot­ed him, and how he had ad­vanced him above the princes and ser­vants of the king. 12 Haman said more­over, Yea, Es­ther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the ban­quet that she had pre­pared but my­self; and to mor­row am I in­vit­ed unto her also with the king. 13 Yet all this availeth me noth­ing, so long as I see Morde­cai the Jew sit­ting at the king's gate. 14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gal­lows be made of fifty cu­bits high, and to mor­row speak thou unto the king that Morde­cai may be hanged there­on: then go thou in mer­ri­ly with the king unto the ban­quet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gal­lows to be made.