Esther 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 5:8 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 reque..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 5:8 — KJV
“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. perform: Heb. do”
— Esther 5:8 (KJV)
Esther 5:8 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 5:8
“Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:”
Shares key themes with Esther 5:8: found, favour, sight
“And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: devised: Heb. the device which he...: or, who wrote”
Shares key themes with Esther 5:8: found, favour, sight
“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.”
Shares key themes with Esther 5:8: king, let, haman
“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. gallows: Heb. tree”
Shares key themes with Esther 5:8: king, please, let
“Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. let Haman's...: Heb. let men hang, etc”
Shares key themes with Esther 5:8: king, please, grant
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