Esther 5:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then the king said to her, What do you want, Queen Esther? And what is your request? It shall be given to you, even to the half of the kingdom.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then the king asked her, "What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen ther? and what is thy requt? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559} the king{H4428} unto her, What wilt thou, queen{H4436} Esther?{H635} and what is thy request?{H1246} it shall be given{H5414} thee even to the half{H2677} of the kingdom.{H4438}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559}{(H8799)} the king{H4428} unto her, What wilt thou, queen{H4436} Esther{H635}? and what is thy request{H1246}? it shall be even given{H5414}{(H8735)} thee to the half{H2677} of the kingdom{H4438}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde ye kynge vnto her: What wilt thou quene Hester? & what requyrest thou? axe eue the halfe of ye empyre, & it shal be geue the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide the King vnto her, What wilt thou, Queene Ester? & what is thy request? it shal be euen giuen thee to the halfe of ye kingdome.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then saide the king vnto her: What wylt thou queene Esther? and what requirest thou? aske euen the halfe of the empire, and it shalbe geuen thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then said the king to her, What will you, queen Esther? and what is your request? it shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is given to thee.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then the king asked her, "What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The king said to her,“What is on your mind, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even as much as half the kingdom will be given to you!”

Referenced Verses

  • Mark 6:23 : 23 And he swore to her, Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, up to half of my kingdom.
  • Esth 7:2 : 2 And the king said again to Esther on the second day during the wine banquet, What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you: and what is your request? It shall be fulfilled, even up to half of the kingdom.
  • Esth 9:12 : 12 And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Now what is your petition? and it shall be granted to you: or what is your further request? and it shall be done.
  • Esth 5:6 : 6 And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? And it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be performed.
  • Matt 20:20-22 : 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshiping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on your right hand, and the other on the left, in your kingdom. 22 But Jesus answered and said, You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They said to him, We are able.
  • 1 Kgs 2:20 : 20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of you; please do not deny me. And the king said to her, Ask on, my mother, for I will not refuse you.
  • 1 Kgs 3:5 : 5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, Ask what I shall give you.
  • Luke 18:41 : 41 Saying, What do you want me to do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Esth 5:4-8
    5 verses
    93%

    4 And Esther answered, If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

    5 Then the king said, Make Haman hurry, so that he may do as Esther has said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

    6 And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? And it shall be granted to you. And what is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom, it shall be performed.

    7 Then Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is:

    8 If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases 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 tomorrow I will do as the king has said.

  • Esth 7:1-3
    3 verses
    90%

    1 So the king and Haman came to feast with Queen Esther.

    2 And the king said again to Esther on the second day during the wine banquet, What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted to you: and what is your request? It shall be fulfilled, even up to half of the kingdom.

    3 Then Queen Esther answered and said, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, let my life be spared at my petition, and my people at my request:

  • Esth 5:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    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, opposite the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, opposite the gate of the house.

    2 And it was so, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight. And the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near and touched the top of the scepter.

  • Esth 9:12-13
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    12 And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? Now what is your petition? and it shall be granted to you: or what is your further request? and it shall be done.

    13 Then said Esther, If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

  • Esth 8:1-5
    5 verses
    77%

    1 On that day, King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had revealed who he was to her.

    2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.

    3 And Esther spoke again before the king, and fell at his feet, and pleaded with tears to annul the evil of Haman the Agagite, and his scheme against the Jews.

    4 Then the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king,

    5 And said, If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter is right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king's provinces.

  • Esth 7:5-8
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    5 Then King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, Who is he, and where is he, that dares presume in his heart to do so?

    6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.

    7 And the king, arising from the wine banquet in his wrath, went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to plead for his life to Queen Esther; for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king.

    8 Then the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the wine banquet; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, Will he also assault the queen before me in the house? As the words came out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

  • Mark 6:23
    75%

    23 And he swore to her, Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you, up to half of my kingdom.

  • Esth 2:15-18
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    75%

    15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who looked upon her.

    16 So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

    17 And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

    18 Then the king made a great feast for all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

  • Esth 2:4
    74%

    4 And let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

  • Esth 1:19-21
    3 verses
    74%

    19 If it pleases the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it shall not be altered, that Vashti shall no more come before King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.

    20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire (for it is great), all the wives shall give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.

    21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

  • Esth 6:4-7
    4 verses
    73%

    4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had come into the outer court of the king's house to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

    5 And the king's servants said to him, Look, Haman stands in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

    6 So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done for the man whom the king delights to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

    7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,

  • Esth 4:15
    73%

    15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:

  • Esth 3:11
    73%

    11 And the king said to Haman, "The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you."

  • Esth 1:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 What shall we do to Queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the commandment of King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?

    16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, 'Queen Vashti has not only wronged the king but also all the princes and all the people who are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

  • Esth 2:9
    72%

    9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness from him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, suitable to be given to her, from the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids to the best place of the house of the women.

  • Esth 2:13
    72%

    13 Then thus came every maiden to the king; whatever she desired was given to her to go with her from the house of the women to the king's house.

  • Esth 4:8
    72%

    8 Also he gave him a copy of the written decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to show it to Esther and explain it to her, and to charge her to go to the king, to plead with him and make a request before him for her people.

  • Esth 4:5
    72%

    5 Then Esther called for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend to her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was.

  • Esth 5:12
    72%

    12 Haman said moreover, Yes, Queen Esther did let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared, but myself; and tomorrow I am invited to her also with the king.

  • Esth 8:7
    71%

    7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and he has been hanged on the gallows, because he laid his hand on the Jews.

  • Esth 6:10
    70%

    10 Then the king said to Haman, Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.

  • Esth 6:14
    70%

    14 And while they were still talking with him, the king's chamberlains came, and hurried to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

  • Esth 1:11
    70%

    11 To bring Queen Vashti before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty, for she was fair to look upon.

  • Esth 4:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11 All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that anyone, whether man or woman, who comes to the king in the inner court without being called, there is but one law to put him to death, unless the king holds out the golden scepter so that he may live. But I have not been called to come to the king these thirty days.

    12 And they told Mordecai Esther's words.

  • Neh 2:4
    70%

    4 Then the king said to me, What do you request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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