Esther 9:12 · KJV
“And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what {is} thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what {is} thy request further? and it shall be done.”
— Esther 9:12
On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. {was...: Heb. came}
Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which {are} in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. {let Haman's...: Heb. let men hang, etc}
Esther 9 — Context
The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
11On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. {was...: Heb. came}
12And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what {is} thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what {is} thy request further? and it shall be done.
13Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which {are} in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. {let Haman's...: Heb. let men hang, etc}
14And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
Cross References
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.
Esther 7:2
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What {is} thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what {is} thy request? and it shall be performed, {even} to the half of the kingdom.