² On the second day, as they were drinking wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”^(A)

²⁴ Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.^(A)

⁶ While they were drinking wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what is your request? Even to half of my kingdom, it shall be fulfilled.”^(A)

³ The king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even to half of my kingdom, it shall be given you.”^(A)

¹² The king said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred people and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what further is your request? It shall be fulfilled.”^(A)