Bible Strands
Esther 6:2
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places this moment during King Xerxes’s insomnia-driven reading of the royal chronicles. The court scribes present the documented account to the king as he reviews past administrative records.
The words — וַ/יִּמָּצֵ֣א (va/yi.ma.Tze') translates literally to “and it was found,” while כָת֗וּב (kha.Tuv) means “recorded.” These terms emphasize the administrative discovery of a past event rather than a spontaneous revelation.
The thread — The chronicle entry references the conspiracy documented in Esther 2:21–22, where Bigthana and Teresh plotted against the king and Mordecai reported their scheme. The king’s immediate inquiry in Esther 6:3 follows this discovery, shifting focus to the absence of any bestowed honor.
Why it lands — The text records an unacknowledged act of loyalty that goes unrewarded, establishing the narrative’s pattern of hidden providence. It asks the reader to observe how divine timing operates through administrative records and delayed justice.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Esther 2:21 In 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.