Esther 9:12 KJV

And the king said unto 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 thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

Matthew Henry

  • The success of the JewsThe enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the former edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, they would not themselves...

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Parallel Passages

  • Esther 7:2 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.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Esther 5:6 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
  • Esther 7:2 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.

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Bible Dictionary

  • EstherThe queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myrtle), but when she entered...
  • ShushanA lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris, about...
  • Haman(of Persian origin), magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Esth 3:1, etc.). He is...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the king הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto Esther לְאֶסְתֵּר lĕʾestēr אֶסְתֵּר Proper name · with preposition
  • the queen הַמַּלְכָּה hammalkâ מַלְכָּה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • The Jews הַיְּהוּדִים hayyĕhûdîm יְהוּדִי Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • have slain הָרְגוּ hārĕgû הָרַג Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • and destroyed וְאַבֵּד wĕʾabbēd אָבַד Verb · piel infinitive absolute · with and
  • five חֲמֵשׁ ḥămēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular
  • hundred מֵאוֹת mēʾwōt מֵאָה Number · masculine or feminine plural
  • men אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
  • in Shushan בְּשׁוּשַׁן bĕšûšan שׁוּשַׁן Proper name · with preposition
  • the palace הַבִּירָה habbîrâ בִּירָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • and the ten וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and עֲשֶׂרֶת ʿăśeret עֶשֶׂר Number · masculine singular construct
  • sons בְּנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of Haman הָמָן hāmān הָמָן Proper name
  • what have they done מֶה mê Interrogative עָשׂוּ ʿāśû עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • in the rest בִּשְׁאָר bišʾār שְׁאָר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the king's הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • provinces מְדִינוֹת mĕdînôt מְדִינָה Noun · feminine plural construct
  • now what is thy petition וּמַה ûmah Interrogative · with and שְּׁאֵלָתֵךְ šĕʾēlātēk שְׁאֵלָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person feminine singular
  • and it shall be granted וְיִנָּתֵן wĕyinnātēn נָתַן Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • thee: or what is thy request לָךְ lāk Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular וּמַה ûmah Interrogative · with and בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְ baqqāšātēk בַּקָּשָׁה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person feminine singular
  • further עוֹד ʿôd עוֹד Adverb
  • and it shall be done וְתֵעָשׂ wĕtēʿāś עָשָׂה Verb · niphal jussive, third person feminine singular · with and

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