1.      Esther's Petition to King Ahasuerus . . 8:4-6

Est 8:4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

Est 8:5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces:

Est 8:6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?