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Esther 5:12

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“What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also am I invited by her together with the king.

KJV

Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.

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Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Am I - Thus he makes that matter of glorying which was the occasion of his utter ruin. So ignorant are the wisest men, and subject to fatal mistakes, rejoicing when they have most cause of fear, and sorrowing for those things which tend to joy and comfort.

This site's exposition

Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself

on Esther 5:10-12

Haman empties his heart at home, counting his riches, his many sons, and every mark of promotion above the king's own princes and servants. He closes with the one honor that outranks the rest in his own eyes, being the queen's sole guest besides the king, twice running.

This site's exposition

“What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther

Haman boasts of the one invitation that will ruin him. Henry puts it sharply: Queen Esther invited him to accuse him, and her call to the banquet was a call to the bar. Wesley draws the lesson that the wise often rejoice when they have most cause to fear.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman pleased himself with the fancy that the queen, by this repeated invitation, designed to honour him, whereas really she designed to accuse him, and, in calling him to the banquet, did but call him to the bar.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 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. 7 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

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Haman said, moreover,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

He took notice of his own riches and honours, the numerousness of his family, and the high posts to which he was advanced, that he was the darling of the prince and the idol of the court; and yet all this avails him nothing as long as Mordecai is unhanged.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

[This] is meaningless to me. I do not care for all the honor that I have.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Esther 5:13:1, via Sefaria, The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

23 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיֹּאמֶר֮and he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • הָמָן֒Haman

    hamanH2001 →54 times

  • אַ֣ףalso

    ʾafH637 →

  • לֹא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • הֵבִיאָה֩she let come [anyone]

    heviahH935 →2568 times

  • אֶסְתֵּ֨רEsther

    ʾesterH635 →55 times

  • הַמַּלְכָּ֧הthe queen

    hamalkahH4436 →35 times

  • עִם־with

    ʾim-H5973 →1050 times

  • הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הthe feast

    hamishtehH4960 →46 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • עָשָׂ֖תָהshe had prepared

    ʾasatahH6213 →2628 times

  • כִּ֣יthat

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • אִם־except

    ʾim-H518 →1069 times

  • אוֹתִ֑י<obj.> me

    ʾotiH853 →10935 times

  • וְגַם־and also

    vegam-H1571 →769 times

  • לְמָחָ֛רfor tomorrow

    lemacharH4279 →52 times

  • אֲנִ֥יI

    ʾaniH589 →874 times

  • קָֽרוּא־[am] invited

    karu'-H7121 →733 times

  • לָ֖הּby her

    lah

  • עִם־with

    ʾim-H5973 →1050 times

  • הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.5 worksPsalms 37:35–36I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,3 worksJob 20:5–8the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?2 worksJob 8:12–13While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.2 worksProverbs 7:22–23He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,2 works1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Luke 21:34–35But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.2 worksIsaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 27:1

    Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

    it leads to

    • James 4:13–16

      Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

    • Luke 12:19–20

      Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

    • 2 Corinthians 6:2

      For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!

    • Isaiah 56:12

      “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

    • 1 Samuel 28:19

      Moreover, the LORD will deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. And the LORD will deliver the army of Israel into…

Where this verse is studied

About Esther

Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Esther: the study guide →Read Esther 5 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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