So the king and Haman
came
to banquet
with Esther
the queen
.
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
.
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
:
For we are sold, I and my people
, to be destroyed
, to be slain
, and to perish
. But if
we had been sold
for bondmen
and bondwomen
, I had held my tongue
, although the enemy
could not countervail
the king's
damage
.
Then the king Ahasuerus
answered
and said
unto Esther
the queen
, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume
in his heart
to do
so?
And Esther said
, The adversary
and enemy
is this wicked
Haman
. Then Haman
was afraid
before
the king
and the queen
.
And the king arising
from the banquet
of wine
in his wrath
went into the palace
garden
: and Haman
stood up
to make request
for his life
to Esther
the queen
; for he saw
that there was evil
determined
against him by the king
.
Then the king returned
out of the palace
garden
into the place
of the banquet
of wine
; and Haman
was fallen
upon the bed
whereon Esther
was . Then said
the king
, Will he force
the queen
also before me in the house
? As the word
went out
of the king's
mouth
, they covered
Haman's
face
.
And Harbonah, one
of the chamberlains
, said
before
the king
, Behold also, the gallows
fifty
cubits
high
, which Haman
had made
for Mordecai
, who had spoken
good
for the king
, standeth
in the house
of Haman
. Then the king
said
, Hang
him thereon.
So they hanged Haman
on the gallows
that he had prepared
for Mordecai
. Then was the king's
wrath
pacified
.