Esther 8:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The king extended the gold sceptre  towards Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.

Cross References

Esther 5:2

As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, she gained favour with him. The king extended the gold sceptre in his hand towards Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the sceptre.

Esther 4:11

‘All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard  and who has not been summoned #– #the death penalty   #– # unless the king extends the gold sceptre, allowing that person to live.  I have not been summoned to appear before the king  for the last  thirty days.’

Esther 8:3

Then Esther addressed the king again.  She fell at his feet, wept, and begged  him to revoke the evil of Haman the Agagite  and his plot he had devised against the Jews.