Esther 5

Esther presents herself before the king, and finds favor in his sight, Esther 5:1 , Esther 5:2 . He asks what her request is, and promises to grant it, Esther 5:3 . She invites him and Haman to a banquet, which they accept, Esther 5:4 , Esther 5:5 . He then desires to know her request; and she promises to make it known on the morrow, if they will again come to her banquet, Esther 5:6-8 . Haman, though overjoyed at the manner in which he was received by the queen, is indignant at the indifference with which he is treated by Mordecai, Esther 5:9 . He goes home, and complains of this conduct to his friends, and his wife Zeresh, Esther 5:10-13 . They counsel him to make a gallows of fifty cubits high, and to request the king that Mordecai may be hanged on it, which they take for granted the king will not refuse; and the gallows is made accordingly, Esther 5:14 .