Esther 6
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 10
Chapter Summary
1 Ahasuerus reads in the chronicles of the good service of Mordecai. He is rewarded. 4 Haman comes to see that Mordecai is hanged, but he presumes that he is the one to be honored.
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People & Context
The king is unable to sleep and orders the Book of the Records of the Matter of the Days to be brought and read before him.
The records reveal that Mordecai had previously saved the king's life by exposing the assassination plot of Bigtha and Teresh.
The king asks what honor was bestowed upon Mordecai for saving his life, and his servants inform him that nothing was done.
Timeline
The king is unable to sleep and orders the Book of the Records of the Matter of the Days to be brought and read before him.
Esther 6:1The records reveal that Mordecai had previously saved the king's life by exposing the assassination plot of Bigtha and Teresh.
Esther 6:2The king asks what honor was bestowed upon Mordecai for saving his life, and his servants inform him that nothing was done.
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