Esther 6:2

Esther 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
• New International Version (NIV)It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

Context of Esther 6:2

1That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him. And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. 3The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants. 4“Who is in the court?” the king asked. Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

Esther 6:2 word by word

וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א כָת֗וּב אֲשֶׁר֩ הִגִּ֨יד מָרְדֳּכַ֜י עַל־בִּגְתָ֣נָא וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ שְׁנֵי֙ סָרִיסֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י הַסַּ֑ף אֲשֶׁ֤ר בִּקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• And there it was foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• recordedכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• had exposedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• had exposedעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Bigthanaבִּגְתָןbigthân bigthânâ' · BigthanH904
• and Tereshתֶּ֫רֶשׁteresh · TereshH8657
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• of the eunuchsסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
• who guardedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• entranceסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
• they had conspiredבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• to assassinateשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• to assassinateיָדyâd · handH3027
• Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'ăchashvêrôsh 'achashrôsh · AhasuerusH325

Cross-references for Esther 6:2

• Esther 2:21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Commentaries on Esther 6:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Fortunately, the king's servant opened the royal records to the page where Mordecai revealed the plot (Esther 2:21–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. the king ... commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles--In Eastern courts, there are scribes or officers whose duty it is to keep a journal of every occurrence worthy of notice. A book of this kind, abounding with anecdotes, is full of interest. It has been a custom with Eastern kings, in all ages, frequently to cause the annals of the kingdom to be read to them. It is resorted to, not merely as a pastime to while away the tedium of an…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 6:2

• Bigthan
• Civil Service
• Mordecai
• Teresh

In the dictionaries

• Ahasuerus
• Mordecai
• Ahasuerus; Asseurus
• Bigthan
• Teresh
• Chamberlain
• Doorkeeper
• Esther, Book of
• Persians
• Tharra

Commentaries on Esther 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings