The king said unto him - He did not give him time to make his request; and put a question to him which, at the first view, promised him all that his heart could wish.

whom the king, etc. Heb. in whose honour the king delighteth.

Esther 6:7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,

King of Kings and Lord of Lords
And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, K ING OF K INGS AND L ORD OF L ORDS T he description of the administration and glory of the Redeemer's Kingdom, in defiance of all opposition, concludes the second part of Messiah Oratorio. Three different passages from the book of Revelation are selected to form a grand chorus, of which Handel's title in this verse is the close --a title which has been sometimes vainly usurped by proud worms of this earth. Eastern monarchs, in particular, …
John Newton—Messiah Vol. 2