So the kingand Hamancameto banquetwithEstherthe queen. And the kingsaidagainunto Estheron the seconddayat the banquetof wine, What is thy petition, queenEsther? and it shall be grantedthee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even tothe halfof the kingdom. Then Estherthe queenansweredand said, IfI have foundfavorin thy sight, O king, and ifit pleasethe king, let my lifebe givenme at my petition, and my peopleat my request: Forwe are sold, Iand my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But ifwe had been soldfor bondmenand bondwomen, I had held my tongue, althoughthe enemycould notcountervailthe king's damage. Then the kingAhasuerusansweredand saidunto Estherthe queen, Whois he, and whereis he, thatdurst presumein his heartto doso? And Esthersaid, The adversaryand enemy is thiswickedHaman. Then Hamanwas afraidbeforethe kingand the queen. And the kingarisingfrom the banquetof winein his wrath went intothe palacegarden: and Hamanstood upto make requestforhis lifeto Estherthe queen; forhe sawthatthere was evildeterminedagainsthim bythe king. Then the kingreturnedout of the palace gardenintothe placeof the banquetof wine; and Hamanwas fallenuponthe bedwhereonEsther was . Then saidthe king, Will he forcethe queenalsobeforeme in the house? As the wordwent outof the king's mouth, they coveredHaman's face. And Harbonah, oneofthe chamberlains, saidbeforethe king, Beholdalso, the gallowsfiftycubitshigh, whichHamanhad madefor Mordecai, whohad spokengoodforthe king, standethin the houseof Haman. Then the kingsaid, Hanghim thereon. So they hangedHamanonthe gallowsthathe had preparedfor Mordecai. Then was the king's wrathpacified.