Esther 5:2-4

English Standard Version Anglicised

² And when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, ^(A)she won favour in his sight, ^(B)and he held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. Then Esther approached and touched the tip of the sceptre. ³ And the king said to her, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even ^(C)to the half of my kingdom.” ⁴ And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for the king.”