Esther 2:22

Esther 2:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
• New International Version (NIV)But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the matter became known to Mordecai, who told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.

Context of Esther 2:22

20Esther still had not told anyone that she was a Jew. Mordecai had told her that she should not tell anyone. She continued to obey Mordecai, as she had done when she lived with him as his daughter. 21One day, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate. While he was there, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthana and Teresh, became angry with King Xerxes. They decided that they would kill the king. Mordecai heard about this. So he told Queen Esther about it. Queen Esther told the king what Mordecai had said. 23The king sent his men to see if it was true. When he discovered that Mordecai had told the truth, he said that the two eunuchs must die. So his officers hanged them from a wooden tower until they were dead. They wrote about this event in the history book, while the king watched.

Esther 2:22 word by word

וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע הַדָּבָר֙ לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֛ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּשֵׁ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• was knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• to Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• who toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• unto Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• the queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436
• certifiedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Esther 2:22

• Ecclesiastes 10:20Do not say bad things about the king. Do not even think about it! Even when you are in your bedroom, do not say bad things about rich people. A little bird might hear you. It might tell people what you have said.
• Acts 23:12The next morning, a group of Jews talked together about how they might kill Paul. They agreed to make a promise to God. They would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
• Esther 6:1That night the king could not sleep. He asked a servant to bring the kingdom's history book. He asked the servant to read the book to him.
• Romans 11:33Yes! God is very great! He has everything! He knows and he understands all things! Nobody can completely understand the things that he decides. Nobody can explain the ways in which he works.
• Philippians 2:4Do not think only about the things that you want to do for yourself. Each of you should think also about how you can help other people.

Commentaries on Esther 2:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Was known to Mordecai - Josephus says that a Jew, named Barnabasus, overheard the plot, told it to Mordecai, Mordecai to Esther, and Esther to the king, in Mordecai's name; and he was registered as the discoverer.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-23Verses 21-23 Good subjects must not conceal any bad design they know of against the prince, or the public peace. Mordecai was not rewarded at the time, but a remembrance was written. Thus, with respect to those who serve Christ, though their recompence is not till the resurrection of the just, yet an account is kept of their work of faith and labour of love, which God is not unrighteous to forget. The servant of God must be faithful to every trust, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22Queen Esther received the information. The fastest and safest way to inform the king was through her. Although Esther could have taken credit for the information to promote herself, she credited Mordecai for the report, which becomes important later in the story (Esther 6:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2321. In those days ... two of the king's chamberlains ... were wroth and sought to lay hand on the king, &c.--This secret conspiracy against the king's life probably arose out of revenge for the divorce of Vashti, in whose interest, and at whose instigation, these eunuchs may have acted. Through the vigilance of Mordecai, whose fidelity, however, passed unnoticed, the design was frustrated, while the conspirators were condemned to be executed and as the…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 2:22

• Bigthan
• Citizens
• Conspiracy
• Esther
• Loyalty
• Mordecai
• Teresh

In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Mordecai
• Esther, Hadassah
• Bigthan
• Certify
• Esther, Book of

Commentaries on Esther 2

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings