3 And the king said to her, "What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even ch. 7:2;[Mark 6:23]to the half of my kingdom." 4 And Esther said, "If it please the king,5:4 Hebrew If it is good to the king let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king." 8 ch. 7:3;8:5If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king5:8 Hebrew if it is good to the king to grant my wish and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to ch. 6:14the feast that I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said."
14 Then [See ver. 10above] his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, ch. 6:4;7:9,10;[ch. 8:7;9:13,25]"Let a gallows5:14 Or wooden beam; twice in this verse (see note on 2:23) fifty cubits5:14 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged upon it. Then go joyfully with the king to the feast." This idea pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.