Esther 6:2-3

6:2 it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana ¹  and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate ²  King Ahasuerus.

6:3 The king asked, “What great honor ³  was bestowed on Mordecai because of this?” The king’s attendants who served him responded, “Not a thing was done for him.”

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¹ tn This individual is referred to as “Bigthan,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 2:21.

² tn Heb “to send a hand against”; NASB “had sought to lay hands on.”

³ tn Heb “honor and greatness.” The expression is a hendiadys (see the note on 5:10 for an explanation of this figure).