Mordecai Discovers a Plot

Esther 2

19 Now when the virgins were gathered together i the second time, Mordecai was sitting j at the king's gate. 20 k Esther had not made known her kindred or her people, as Mordecai had commanded her, for Esther obeyed Mordecai just l as when she was brought up by him. 21 In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, m Bigthan and n Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. 22 And this came to the knowledge of Mordecai, o and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in the name of Mordecai. 23 When the affair was investigated and found to be so, the men were both hanged on the gallows. 1 And it was recorded in p the book of the chronicles in the presence of the king.

  1. Cross References
    Esther 2:3 - 4
    And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the capital, under custody of Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. Let their cosmetics be given them.
  2. Cross References
    Esther 2:21
    In those days, as Mordecai was sitting at the k...
    Esther 3:2 - 3
    And all the king's servants who were at the kin...
    Esther 5:9
    And Haman went out that day joyful and glad of ...
    Esther 5:13
    Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as...
    Esther 6:10
    Then the king said to Haman, "Hurry; take the r...
    Esther 6:12
    Then Mordecai returned to the king's gate. But ...
  3. Cross References
    Esther 2:10
    Esther had not made known her people or kindred, for Mordecai had commanded her not to make it known.
  4. Cross References
    Esther 2:7
    He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
  5. Cross References
    Esther 1:10
    On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus.
    Esther 6:2
    And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
  6. Cross References
    Esther 6:2
    And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
  7. Cross References
    Esther 6:2
    And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
    Esther 7:9
    Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, "Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits high.
  8. Cross References
    Esther 6:1
    On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
    Esther 10:2
    And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
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