And the king said to Esther at the banquet on the second day, What is it, Queen Esther? And what [is] your request, and what [is] your petition? And it shall be [done] for you, up to half of my kingdom.

And the king said to Esther, The Jews have slain five hundred men in the city Susa. And what have they done in the rest of the country? What then is your petition, that it may be [done] for you?

And she said to him, I ask of you one little request; turn not away my face from you. And the king said to her, Ask, my mother, and I will not reject you.

And the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and the Lord said to Solomon, Ask some petition for yourself.

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him with her sons, worshipping [Him], and asking something from Him.

But Jesus answered and said, "You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink, or to be baptized [with] the baptism that I am baptized with?" They said to Him, "We are able."

saying, "What do you desire [that] I should do for you?" And he said, "Lord, that I may receive [my] sight."

And at the banquet the king said to Esther, What is [your request], Queen Esther? [Speak], and you shall have all that you require.

He also swore to her, "Whatever you may ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."