Esther 8:4
New International Version
Then the king extended the gold scepter to Esther and she arose and stood before him.

New Living Translation
Again the king held out the gold scepter to Esther. So she rose and stood before him.

English Standard Version
When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king.

Berean Standard Bible
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.

King James Bible
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

New King James Version
And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king,

New American Standard Bible
And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther got up and stood before the king.

NASB 1995
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.

NASB 1977
And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the king extended the golden scepter to Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king.

Amplified Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose and stood before the king.

Christian Standard Bible
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.

American Standard Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

Contemporary English Version
King Xerxes held out the golden scepter to Esther,

English Revised Version
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king held out his golden scepter to Esther, and Esther got up and stood in front of the king.

Good News Translation
The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up and said,

International Standard Version
The king extended the golden scepter to Esther, and she got up and stood before the king.

Majority Standard Bible
The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.

NET Bible
When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she arose and stood before the king.

New Heart English Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king held out the golden scepter towards Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

World English Bible
Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the king holds out to Esther the golden scepter, and Esther rises, and stands before the king,

Young's Literal Translation
and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre, and Esther riseth, and standeth before the king,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the king will stretch out to Esther the scepter of gold: and Esther will rise and stand before the king,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he, as the manner was, held out the golden sceptre with his hand, which was the sign of clemency: and she arose up and stood before him,

Catholic Public Domain Version
But he, as was the custom, extended the golden scepter with his hand, which was the sign of clemency, and she rose up and stood before him.

New American Bible
The king stretched forth the golden scepter to Esther. So she rose and, standing before him,

New Revised Standard Version
The king held out the golden scepter to Esther,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther touched it and stood before the king

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the King reached the scepter of gold toward Esthir, and Esthir came near to him.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Esther's Appeal for the Jews
3And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. 4The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king. 5“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.…

Cross References
Esther 5:2
As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

Nehemiah 2:4-5
“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven / and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”

Genesis 41:40-41
You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.” / Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”

Daniel 6:16-23
So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” / A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed. / Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him. ...

1 Kings 2:19
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.

Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

1 Samuel 25:23-35
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. / She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. / My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent. ...

2 Kings 4:13-14
and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied. / So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”

Isaiah 45:1-3
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut: / “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. / I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Luke 11:9-10
So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

John 14:13-14
And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.

James 4:2-3
You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. / And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.


Treasury of Scripture

Then the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

held out.

Esther 4:11
All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

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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The king extended the gold scepter to Esther
In this phrase, the act of the king extending the gold scepter is a significant gesture of favor and acceptance. In the ancient Persian court, the scepter was a symbol of royal authority and power. When the king extended it, it was an indication that the person before him was granted permission to speak and was under his protection. This act is crucial in the narrative of Esther, as it signifies the king's willingness to hear her plea, despite the risk she took by approaching him uninvited. The gold scepter, being a precious metal, also symbolizes the value and importance of the king's favor.

and she arose and stood before the king
Esther's action of arising and standing before the king is a demonstration of her courage and determination. In the context of the Persian court, approaching the king without being summoned could result in death unless the king extended his scepter. Esther's willingness to stand before the king highlights her bravery and the urgency of her mission to save her people. Her standing posture indicates readiness and respect, showing that she is prepared to present her case with dignity and resolve. This moment is pivotal, as it sets the stage for the deliverance of the Jewish people, showcasing Esther's role as a courageous and faithful intercessor.

(4) The king held out the golden sceptre.--See Note on Esther 4:11.

Verse 4. - Then the king held out the golden sceptre. Either Esther had again intruded on the king uninvited, or there was a double use of the golden sceptre.

1. In the pardon of those who so intruded; and,

2. In the ordinary granting of requests. It was perhaps held out on this occasion simply to express a readiness to do as Esther desired.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The king
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

extended
וַיּ֤וֹשֶׁט (way·yō·wō·šeṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3447: To extend, hold out

the gold
הַזָּהָ֑ב (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

scepter
שַׁרְבִ֣ט (šar·ḇiṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8275: A rod of empire

toward Esther,
לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר (lə·’es·têr)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel

and [she]
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר (’es·têr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel

arose
וַתָּ֣קָם (wat·tā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and stood
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד (wat·ta·‘ă·mōḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the king.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king


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