Divergence on the Lectionary – Proper 21, Year B (track one)

First Reading Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 (omitted verses from ch. 7 in italics) So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the feast, the king again said to Esther, “What is your wish, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. […]