Esther 2:22

Mordecai found out about the plot and reported it to Queen Esther. Esther in turn told the king on Mordecai's behalf.

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In The King James Version

And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.

In Context

21At that time, as Mordecai was doing his work at the palace gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the entrance to the king's rooms, became furious with King Xerxes and looked for a way to assassinate him.

23When the plot was investigated and found to be true, both men were impaled on poles. This was recorded in the official Book of Records by order of the king.

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Cross References

Esther 6:1That night the king wasn't able to sleep, so he ordered the Book of Records of the King's Reign brought in so it could be read to him.

Acts 23:12Next day some Jews plotted together, and they took an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Philippians 2:4None of you should be preoccupied about your own things—instead concern yourself with the interests of others too.

Matthew Henry on Esther 2:22-23

Mordecai's Discovery of a Plot. ( b. c. 510.) 21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 22 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name. 23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of… Read the whole commentary →

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