Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 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.
2. gave it unto Mordecai ] See on Est 3:10.
set Mordecai over ] entrusted him with the administration of Haman’s property. Haman is represented as possessed of great wealth (Est 5:11).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 2. At the banquet of wine] Postquam vino incaluerat, after he had been heated with wine, says the Vulgate. In such a state the king was more likely to come into the measures of the queen.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The banquet of wine; so it is called, to note that it was not designed for a feast to fill their bellies, but rather for a banquet to delight and please their palates with wine and other delicacies: See Poole “Est 5:8“.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine,…. This was the third time he put the following question to her, being very desirous of knowing what she had to ask of him; and it was of God that this was kept upon his mind, and he was moved to solicit her petition, or otherwise it would not have been so easy for her to have introduced it:
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 my kingdom; see Es 5:3.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
VII.
(2) What is thy petition?The king takes for granted that Esthers invitations to her banquets do not constitute her real request, but merely prepare the way for it.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
HAMAN CONVICTED AND HANGED, Est 7:1-10.
2. The king said again Compare Est 5:6, note.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Est 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.
Ver. 2. And the king said again unto Esther ] He was very desirous to know what her suit was; and with thought thereof, as it may seem, could not rest the night before. He pursueth his desires, not a little edged by her delays; neither was he of those lusks, who
Remque aliquam exoptant, intahescuntque relieta.
His love to Esther made him ask again, What is thy petition, and what is thy request? &c. He presseth her to speak out; so doth God his suppliants: “Hitherto ye have asked nothing: ask, that your joy may be full.” Pray, that ye may joy; ye are not straitened in me, but in your own bowels; as if no water come by the conduit, it is not because there is none in the spring, but because the pipes are broken. See Trapp on “ Est 5:6 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
petition . . . request. See note on Est 5:6.
kingdom. See note on Est 5:3.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the king said: Est 5:6, Joh 16:24
Reciprocal: 1Ki 1:16 – And the Neh 2:4 – For what Est 4:6 – the king’s Est 5:3 – What Est 9:12 – what is thy petition Psa 69:13 – in an Amo 6:7 – and the Mat 14:7 – General Mar 6:23 – Whatsoever Act 23:19 – What
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Est 7:2. The king said again to Esther, What is thy petition, Queen Esther? &c. If the king had now forgot that Esther had an errand to him, and had not again asked what it was, she could scarce have known how to renew it herself; but he was mindful of it, and now was bound with the three-fold cord of a promise, thrice made, to favour her.