Esther (Greek) 5
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The King and Haman Accept Esther's Invitation
17[3] #Mk 6.23. A little while later, the king said, “Esther, what brings you here? Just ask, and I will give you as much as half my kingdom.”
18[4] Esther answered, “Your Majesty, today is special to me. Please come with Haman to a dinner I will prepare for you later today.”
19[5] The king said to his servants, “Hurry and get Haman, so we can accept Esther's invitation.”
The king and Haman went to the dinner that Esther had spoken about, 20[6] and while they were drinking wine, the king asked, “What can I do for you, Queen Esther? I will do whatever you ask.”
21-22[7-8] Esther replied, “Your Majesty, if you really care for me, please bring Haman again tomorrow, and I will prepare another dinner just like this one.”
Haman Plans To Kill Mordecai
23[9] Haman was feeling great as he left the king, but when he saw Mordecai the Jew in the palace courtyard, Haman became furious.
24[10] When Haman got home, he called together his friends and his wife Zosara 25[11] and started bragging about his great wealth. Then he told them the many ways the king had honored him and how the king had promoted him so that he was now the highest royal official. 26[12] Finally, Haman said, “And today, I was the only person, besides the king himself, that the queen invited to dinner. I have even been invited back for dinner again tomorrow. 27[13] But none of this makes me happy, as long as I see that Jew Mordecai in the palace courtyard.”
28[14] Then Haman's wife Zosara and his friends said, “Build a tower about 22 meters high, and tomorrow morning ask the king to hang Mordecai there! Then later, you can have dinner with the king and enjoy yourself.”
This seemed like a good idea to Haman, and he gave orders for the tower to be built.
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