Esther 6

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 10

1 ¶ On that night the king's sleep fled, and he said to bring in the Book of the Records of the Matter of the Days. And they were being read before the king.

2 And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigtha and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, the guards of the threshold, who sought to stretch forth a hand against King Ahasuerus.

3 And the king said, What honor and dignity was done to Mordecai for this? And the king's servants of his ministers said, Not a thing has been done for him.

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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.

Key Hebrew Words

מַ֠הֵר acquire by paying purchase-price H4116 · TWOT 1153
רָכַ֤ב mount and ride H7392 · TWOT 2163
יְקָ֧ר preciousness H3366 · TWOT 905b
יוֹתֵ֥ר superiority H3148 · TWOT 936d
קָרָ֑ lay the beams of H7136 · TWOT 2068e

People & Context

The King Cannot Sleep

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.

Mordecai's Good Deed is Read

The records reveal that Mordecai had previously saved the king's life by exposing the assassination plot of Bigtha and Teresh.

The King Discovers Mordecai Was Unrewarded

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 Cannot Sleep

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 6:1
Mordecai's Good Deed is Read

The records reveal that Mordecai had previously saved the king's life by exposing the assassination plot of Bigtha and Teresh.

Esther 6:2
The King Discovers Mordecai Was Unrewarded

The king asks what honor was bestowed upon Mordecai for saving his life, and his servants inform him that nothing was done.

Esther 6:3

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