Cross Reference ESTHER 8:3 AND ESTHER SPAKE YET AGAIN BEFORE THE KING AND FELL DOWN AT HIS FEET AND BESOUGHT HIM WITH TEARS TO PUT AWAY THE MISCHIEF OF HAMAN THE AGAGITE AND HIS DEVICE THAT HE HAD DEVISED AGAINST THE JEWS

{Esther 8:3} And Esther 635 spake 1696 z8762 yet again 3254 z8686 before 6440 the king, 4428 and fell down 5307 z8799 at 6440 his feet, 7272 and besought 2603 z8691 him with tears 1058 z8799 to put away 5674 z8687 x853 the mischief 7451 of Haman 2001 the Agagite, 91 and his device 4284 that x834 he had devised 2803 z8804 against x5921 the Jews. 3064

fell:
"And fellª ° at¹ his feet,ª and said,ª ° Upon me,¹ my lord,ª [upon] me [let this] iniquityª [be]: and let thine handmaid,ª I pray thee,¹ speakª ° in thine audience,ª and hearª °¹ the wordsª of thine handmaid.² ¹" {1Sm 25:24} + "And when she cameª ° to¹ the manª of Godª to¹ the hill,ª she caughtª ° him by the feet:ª but Gehaziª came nearª ° to thrust her away.ª ° And the manª of Godª said,ª ° Let her alone;ª ° for¹ her soulª [is] vexedª ° within her: and the LORDª hath hidª ° [it] from¹ me, and hath not¹ toldª ° me." {2Kg 4:27}

besought him with tears:
Heb. she wept and besought him, "Then Hezekiahª turnedª ° his faceª toward¹ the wall,ª and prayedª ° unto¹ the LORD,ª" {Isa 38:2} + "Yea, he had power² °¹ over¹ the angel,ª and prevailed:ª ° he wept,ª ° and made supplicationª ° unto him: he foundª ° him [in] Bethel,ª and there¹ he spakeª ° with¹ us;" {Hsa 12:4} + "Whoª inª the¹ daysª of his² ¹ flesh,ª when he had offered upª °¹ prayersª andª ² supplicationsª withª strongª cryingª andª tearsª untoª him that was ableª ° to saveª ° himª fromª death,ª andª was heardª ° in that² he feared;ª ¹" {Hbr 5:7}

mischief:
"And Hamanª saidª ° unto kingª Ahasuerus,ª There isª a certainª peopleª scattered abroadª ° and dispersedª ° among¹ the peopleª in all¹ the provincesª of thy kingdom;ª and their lawsª [are] diverseª ° from all¹ ¹ people;ª neither¹ keepª ° they the king'sª laws:ª therefore it [is] not¹ for the king'sª profitª ° to suffer² °¹ them. ... The postsª ° went out,ª ° being hastenedª ° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª ° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª ° to drink;ª ° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª °" {Est 3:8-15} + "For¹ we are sold,ª ° I¹ and my people,ª to be destroyed,ª ° to be slain,ª ° and to perish.ª ° But ifª we had been soldª ° for bondmenª and bondwomen,ª I had held my tongue,ª ° although¹ the enemyª could not¹ countervailª ° the king'sª damage.ª" {Est 7:4}