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Esther 6:1

That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.

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.

3 The 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.

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BSB
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
KJV
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
WEB
On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.
ASV
On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
DARBY
On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
BLB
On that night, the sleep of the king fled away, and he said to bring the Book of the Records of Events of the Days, and they were called out before the face of the king.
ÅB
Den natt fikk kongen ikke sove; han befalte derfor å hente krønikeboken, som de minneverdige hendelser var opptegnet i, og den ble opplest for kongen.
OTB
Den natten kunne ikke kongen sove, så han befalte at krønikenes bok, opptegnelsene fra hans regjeringstid, skulle hentes og leses for ham.
B1930
Den natt fikk kongen ikke sove; han bød derfor å hente krønikeboken, som de minneverdige hendelser var optegnet i, og den blev oplest for kongen.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 2:1

    In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

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  • Daniel 6:18

    Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.

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  • Romans 11:33

    O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

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  • Isaiah 41:17

    The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

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  • Esther 5:8

    If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”

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  • Esther 2:23

    After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:26–27

    Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

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  • Esther 10:2

    And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?

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