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Esther 6:2

AhasuerusBigthanaMordecaiTeresh
Faithfulness and loyalty

1 That 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.

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.

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.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.
ASV
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king`s chamberlains, of those that kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
DARBY
And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, keepers of the threshold, who had sought to lay hand on king Ahasuerus.
BLB
And it was found written that Mordecai had declared concerning Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs of the king, from the keepers of the threshold, who sought to stretch out a hand against King Ahasuerus.
ÅB
Der fant de opptegnet at Mordekai hadde meldt hvordan Bigtana og Teres, to av de hoffmenn hos kongen som holdt vakt ved dørtreskelen, hadde søkt å legge hånd på kong Ahasverus.
OTB
Der ble det oppdaget at Mordekai hadde rapportert om Bigtana og Teresj, to av kongens evnukker som voktet inngangen, som hadde planlagt å angripe kong Xerxes.
B1930
Der fant de optegnet at Mordekai hadde meldt hvorledes Bigtana og Teres, to av de hoffmenn hos kongen som holdt vakt ved dørtreskelen, hadde søkt å legge hånd på kong Ahasverus.

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  • Esther 2:21–22

    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.

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