Cross Reference ESTHER 5:8 IF I HAVE FOUND FAVOUR IN THE SIGHT OF THE KING AND IF IT PLEASE THE KING TO GRANT MY PETITION AND TO PERFORM MY REQUEST LET THE KING AND HAMAN COME TO THE BANQUET THAT I SHALL PREPARE FOR THEM AND I WILL DO TO MORROW AS THE KING HATH SAID

{Esther 5:8} If x518 I have found 4672 z8804 favour 2580 in the sight 5869 of the king, 4428 and if x518 it please 2895 z8804 x5921 the king 4428 to grant 5414 z8800 x853 my petition, 7596 and to perform 6213 z8800 x853 my request, 1246 let the king 4428 and Haman 2001 come 935 z8799 to x413 the banquet 4960 that x834 I shall prepare 6213 z8799 for them, and I will do 6213 z8799 to morrow 4279 as the king 4428 hath said. 1697

let the king:
Esther probably wished another interview, that she might ingratiate herself more fully into the king's favour, and thus secure the success of her design. But Providence disposed of things thus, to give time for the important event mentioned in the following chapter.

to morrow:
"On that¹ nightª could notª ° the kingª sleep,ª and he commandedª ° to bringª °¹ the bookª of recordsª of the chronicles;ª ª and they were¹ readª ° beforeª the king.ª ... And Hamanª toldª ° Zereshª his wifeª and all¹ his friendsª °¹ every¹ [thing] that¹ had befallenª ° him. Then saidª ° his wise menª and Zereshª his wifeª unto him, If¹ Mordecaiª [be] of the seedª ¹ of the Jews,ª beforeª whom¹ thou hast begunª ° to fall,ª ° thou shalt not¹ prevailª ° against him, but¹ shalt surely² ° fallª ° beforeª him." {Est 6:1-13} + "A man'sª heartª devisethª ° his way:ª but the LORDª directethª ° his steps.ª" {Prv 16:9}