Esther 2:21

2:21 In those days while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan ¹  and Teresh, ²  two of the king’s eunuchs who protected the entrance, ³  became angry and plotted to assassinate ⁴  King Ahasuerus.

Esther 2:23

2:23 The king then had the matter investigated and, finding it to be so, had the two conspirators ⁵  hanged on a gallows. ⁶  It was then recorded in the daily chronicles in the king’s presence.

Esther 6:2

6:2 it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana ⁷  and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate ⁸  King Ahasuerus.

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¹ tn This individual is referred to as “Bigthana,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 6:2.

² tc The LXX does not include the names “Bigthan and Teresh” here.

³ tn Heb “guarders of the threshold”; NIV “who guarded the doorway.”

⁴ tn Heb “sought to send a hand against”; CEV “decided to kill.”

⁵ tn Heb “they both were hanged.” The referent (the two eunuchs who conspired against the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Or “on a pole”; KJV, ASV “on a tree.”

⁷ tn This individual is referred to as “Bigthan,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 2:21.

⁸ tn Heb “to send a hand against”; NASB “had sought to lay hands on.”