Esther 7:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Queen Esther answered, ‘If I have found favour with you, Your Majesty, and if the king is pleased,  spare my life; this is my request. And spare my people; this is my desire.

Cross References

Jeremiah 38:26

If they do, tell them, “I was bringing before the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.” ’

Job 2:4

‘Skin for skin! ’ Satan answered the Lord. ‘A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.

Esther 7:7

The king arose in anger  and went from where they were drinking wine to the palace garden.  , Haman remained to beg Queen Esther for his life because he realised the king was planning something terrible for him.

Esther 4:8

Mordecai also gave him a copy of the written decree issued in Susa ordering their destruction, so that Hathach might show it to Esther, explain it to her, and command her to approach the king, implore his favour, and plead with him personally for her people.

2 Kings 1:13

Then the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, ‘Man of God,  please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious to you.

1 Kings 20:31

His servants said to him, ‘Consider this: we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings. So let’s put sackcloth round our waists  and ropes round our heads, and let’s go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will spare your life.’

Esther 5:8

If I have found favour in the eyes of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and perform my request,  may the king and Haman come to the banquet I will prepare for them.  Tomorrow I will do what the king has asked.’

Esther 8:5

She said, ‘If it pleases the king and I have found favour with him, if the matter seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes,  let a royal edict be written. Let it revoke the documents the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.