Tree of Life Version
Esther 6:3
3The king asked, “What honor or recognition has been shown to Mordecai for this?” The king’s servants that attended him replied, “Nothing has been done for him.”
Esther 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
- New International Version (NIV)“What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked. “Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said, "What honor or distinction has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?" The king's young men who attended him said, "Nothing has been done for him."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the king said, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this?” And the king’s servants who attended him said, “Nothing has been done for him.”
Context of Esther 6:3
1That night sleep deserted the king, so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, be brought in and read before the king. 2It was found recorded there that Mordecai had revealed that Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the door, had conspired to kill King Ahasuerus. The king asked, “What honor or recognition has been shown to Mordecai for this?” The king’s servants that attended him replied, “Nothing has been done for him.” 4The king said, “Who is in the courtyard?” Now Haman had just come into the outer court of the king’s palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 5The king’s servants answered, “Haman is standing in the courtyard.” The king said, “Let him come in.”
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מַֽה־נַּעֲשָׂ֞ה יְקָ֧ר וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה לְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י עַל־זֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ נַעֲרֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יו לֹא־נַעֲשָׂ֥ה עִמּ֖וֹ דָּבָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- What honourיְקָרyeqâr · preciousnessH3366
- and dignityגְּדוּלָּהgedûlâh gedûllâh gedûllâh · greatnessH1420
- hath been doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
- to Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
- servantsנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- that ministeredשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
- unto him, There is nothingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Esther 6:3
- Judges 1:12Caleb said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, to him will I give my daughter Achsah for a wife.”
- 1 Samuel 17:25All the men of Israel were saying, “Have you seen this man who keeps coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel! The man who kills him, the king will enrich him with great riches, give him his daughter in marriage and make his father’s house tax-free in Israel!”
- 1 Chronicles 11:6David had said, “Whoever strikes down the Jebusites first will be commander-in-chief.” So Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became commander.
- Daniel 5:7The king called loudly to summon the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain around his neck, and will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom!”
- Acts 28:8It so happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and, when he had prayed and laid hands on him, he healed him.
- Genesis 40:23Yet the chief of the cupbearers did not remember Joseph—indeed, he forgot him.
- Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in Adonai than to trust in man.
- Ecclesiastes 9:15Now a poor, wise man was found in it, and he delivered the city by his shrewdness. Yet nobody remembered that poor man!
Commentaries on Esther 6:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai - It is certain he found nothing in the record; and had any thing been done, that was the most likely place to find it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3It was a settled principle of the Persian government that “Royal Benefactors” were to receive an adequate reward. The names of such persons were placed on a special roll, and care was taken that they should be properly recompensed, though they sometimes waited for months or years before they were rewarded.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?: Persian kings were known for being generous to their supporters, so the king was likely surprised that nothing had been done.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
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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
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