Esther 7:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 7:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 7:3 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 7:3 — KJV
“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:”
— Esther 7:3 (KJV)
Esther 7:3 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 7:3
“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”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:3: found, favour, sight
“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.”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:3: then, esther, queen
“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 7:3: found, favour, sight
“And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:3: found, favour, sight
“And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. favour: or, kindness in his...: Heb. before him”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:3: esther, queen, favour
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