Esther 6:2 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.
Matthew Henry
- Providence recommends Mordecai to the king's favourThe providence of God rules over the smallest concerns of men. Not a sparrow falls to the ground without him. Trace the steps which Providence took towards...
Parallel Passages
- Esther 2:21 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.
- Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Esther 2:21–22 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. …
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Topics
- Bigthan A conspiring Persian courtier
- Civil service Appointment in, on account of merit
- Courage Esther, in going to the king to save her people
- Esther Fasts on account of the decree to destroy the Israelites; Accuses Haman to the king; intercedes for her people
- God Providence of, overruling interpositions of the
- Haman Hanged
- Israel, prophecies concerning Are saved by Esther
- Mordecai Informs Ahasuerus of a conspiracy against his life and is rewarded
- Servant The Jews in Babylon
- Teresh Plotted against Ahasuerus
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible509 BC · The Jews Delivered from Haman
Bible Dictionary
- MordecaiThe son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin. It has been alleged that he was carried into captivity with Jeconiah, and hence that he must...
- TereshSevere, a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus, who conspired with another to murder him. The plot was detected by Mordecai,...
- AhasuerusThere are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1.) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan 9:1. This was probably...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And it was found וַיִּמָּצֵא wayyimmāṣēʾ מָצָא Verb · niphal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- written כָתוּב kātûb כָּתַב Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular
- that Mordecai אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative מָרְדֳּכַי mordŏkay מׇרְדְּכַי Proper name
- had told הִגִּיד higgîd נָגַד Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
- of Bigthana עַל ʿal Preposition בִּגְתָנָא bigtānāʾ בִּגְתָן Proper name
- and Teresh וָתֶרֶשׁ wātereš תֶּרֶשׁ Proper name · with and
- two שְׁנֵי šĕnê שְׁנַיִם Number · masculine dual construct
- of the king's הַמֶּלֶךְ hammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with the
- chamberlains סָרִיסֵי sārîsê סָרִיס Noun · masculine plural construct
- the keepers מִשֹּׁמְרֵי miššōmĕrê שָׁמַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with preposition
- of the door הַסַּף hassap סַף Noun · masculine singular · with the
- who sought אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בִּקְשׁוּ biqšû בָּקַשׁ Verb · piel perfect, third person common plural
- to lay לִשְׁלֹחַ lišlōaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- hand יָד yād יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular
- on the king בַּמֶּלֶךְ bammelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
- Ahasuerus אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ ʾăḥašwērôš אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Proper name
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