Esther 5 cross-references
Esther 5 has 14 verses, which point to 117 other passages and are cited by 94. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
See Esther 5’s threads in the explorerEsther 5:1
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
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- Esther 6:4 — And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to… 7 votes
- Esther 4:16 — Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink… 6 votes
- Revelation 3:21 — To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down… 5 votes
- 1 Peter 3:3–5 — Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of… 5 votes
- Luke 22:30 — That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 4 votes
- Matthew 27:64 — Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and… 4 votes
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- Esther 4:11 — All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or… 7 votes
- Esther 8:15 — And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great… 6 votes
- 1 Timothy 2:9 — In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not… 5 votes
- Ruth 3:3 — Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but… 5 votes
Esther 5:2
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
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- Esther 8:4 — Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 8 votes
- Esther 4:11 — All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or… 7 votes
- Proverbs 21:1 — The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. 6 votes
- Acts 10:4 — And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and… 3 votes
- Acts 7:10 — And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of… 3 votes
- Psalms 116:1 — I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 3 votes
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- Psalms 69:13 — But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy… 9 votes
- Esther 8:4 — Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 8 votes
- Jeremiah 38:10 — Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up… 2 votes
- Numbers 32:5 — Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a… 2 votes
Esther 5:3
Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
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- Mark 6:23 — And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 14 votes
- Esther 7:2 — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen… 11 votes
- Esther 9:12 — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the… 8 votes
- Esther 5:6 — And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and… 8 votes
- Matthew 20:20–22 — Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain… 5 votes
- 1 Kings 3:5 — In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 5 votes
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- Mark 6:23 — And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 9 votes
- Matthew 20:21 — And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on… 7 votes
- Esther 5:6 — And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and… 7 votes
- Esther 7:2 — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen… 5 votes
Esther 5:4
And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
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- Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 4 votes
- 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… 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 — Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 2 votes
- Psalms 112:5 — A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 2 votes
- Esther 3:15 — The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace.… 2 votes
- Genesis 32:20 — And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present… 1 votes
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- Ezra 6:11 — Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house,… 3 votes
- Esther 1:9 — Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 2 votes
Esther 5:5
Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Points to (1)
- Esther 6:14 — And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the… 3 votes
Esther 5:6
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
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- Esther 7:2 — And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen… 8 votes
- Esther 5:3 — Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given… 7 votes
- Esther 9:12 — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the… 6 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Psalms 69:13 — But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy… 9 votes
- Esther 5:3 — Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given… 8 votes
- Mark 6:23 — And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 6 votes
- Esther 9:12 — And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the… 6 votes
Esther 5:7
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
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.
Points to (4)
- Proverbs 16:9 — A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. 5 votes
- Esther 7:3 — Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the… 4 votes
- Esther 8:5 — And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the… 3 votes
- Esther 6:1–14 — On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and… 3 votes
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- Esther 6:1 — On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and… 9 votes
- Proverbs 31:26 — She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 7 votes
- Esther 6:14 — And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the… 6 votes
- Esther 7:1 — So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 4 votes
Esther 5:9
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
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- Esther 3:5 — And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 6 votes
- Matthew 2:16 — Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 3 votes
- James 4:9 — Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 2 votes
- John 16:20 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be… 2 votes
- Luke 6:25 — Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 2 votes
- Amos 6:12–13 — Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the… 2 votes
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- Esther 3:5 — And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 4 votes
- Esther 3:2 — And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so… 3 votes
- Jonah 4:6 — And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his… 2 votes
- Psalms 73:6 — Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 2 votes
Esther 5:10
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Points to (5)
- Esther 6:13 — And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men… 6 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 — Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 13:22–23 — And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced… 2 votes
- Genesis 45:1 — Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go… 2 votes
- Genesis 43:30–31 — And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered… 2 votes
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- Esther 6:13 — And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men… 4 votes
- Malachi 3:15 — And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even… 2 votes
- Proverbs 14:20 — The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 13:3 — But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very… 1 votes
Esther 5:11
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
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- Esther 9:7–10 — And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, 6 votes
- Esther 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and… 4 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in… 3 votes
- Luke 12:19–20 — And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,… 3 votes
- Genesis 31:1 — And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that… 3 votes
- Mark 10:24 — And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how… 2 votes
Pointed to from (21)
- Esther 3:1 — After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and… 7 votes
- Job 1:2 — And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 5 votes
- Esther 9:10 — The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not… 5 votes
- Psalms 37:35 — I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 3 votes
Esther 5:12
Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
Points to (7)
- Proverbs 27:1 — Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 5 votes
- Psalms 37:35–36 — I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 3 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 — For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman… 2 votes
- Luke 21:34–35 — And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness,… 2 votes
- Proverbs 7:22–23 — He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 2 votes
- Job 20:5–8 — That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 2 votes
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- Amos 6:7 — Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched… 2 votes
- Isaiah 21:4 — My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. 2 votes
Esther 5:13
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
Points to (7)
- Philippians 4:11–12 — Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 3 votes
- Job 18:4 — He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of… 3 votes
- Job 15:20 — The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 3 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:14 — I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 1:2 — Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 2 votes
- Esther 5:9 — Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Esther 2:19 — And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate. 3 votes
- 1 Kings 20:43 — And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 13:4 — And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And… 2 votes
Esther 5:14
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
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- Esther 6:4 — And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to… 6 votes
- Psalms 37:32 — The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 5 votes
- Psalms 37:14 — The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay… 5 votes
- Esther 7:9–10 — And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high,… 5 votes
- 1 Kings 21:7 — And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let… 5 votes
- Acts 23:14–15 — And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we… 3 votes
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- Esther 7:9 — And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high,… 6 votes
- Esther 6:4 — And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to… 5 votes
- Micah 2:1 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it,… 3 votes
- Isaiah 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the… 2 votes