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6:1 Throughout that <01931> night <03915> the king <04428> was unable <05074> to sleep <08142>, so he asked <0559> for the <0853> book <05612> containing the historical <03117> <01697> records <02146> to be brought <0935>. As the records were <01961> being read <07121> in the king’s <04428> presence <06440>, 6:2 it was found <04672> written <03789> that <0834> Mordecai <04782> had disclosed <05046> that Bigthana <0904> and Teresh <08657>, two <08147> of the king’s <04428> eunuchs <05631> who <0834> guarded <08104> the entrance <05592>, had plotted <01245> to assassinate <03027> <07971> King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325>. 6:3 The king <04428> asked <0559>, “What <04100> great <01420> honor <03366> was bestowed <06213> on <05921> Mordecai <04782> because of this <02088>?” The king’s <04428> attendants <05288> who served <08334> him responded <0559>, “Not <03808> a thing <01697> was done <06213> for <05973> him.” 6:4 Then the king <04428> said <0559>, “Who <04310> is that in the courtyard <02691>?” Now Haman <02001> had come <0935> to the outer <02435> courtyard <02691> of the palace <01004> to suggest <0559> that the king <04428> hang <08518> Mordecai <04782> on <05921> the gallows <06086> that <0834> he had constructed <03559> for him. 6:5 The king’s <04428> attendants <05288> said <0559> to <0413> him, “It is Haman <02001> who is standing <05975> in the courtyard <02691>.” The king <04428> said <0559>, “Let him enter <0935>.” 6:6 So Haman <02001> came <0935> in, and the king <04428> said <0559> to him, “What <04100> should be done <06213> for the man <0376> whom <0834> the king <04428> wishes <02654> to honor <03366>?” Haman <02001> thought <0559> to himself <03820>, “Who <04310> is it that the king <04428> would want to <02654> honor <03366> <06213> more <03148> than <04480> me?” 6:7 So Haman <02001> said <0559> to <0413> the king <04428>, “For the man <0376> whom <0834> the king <04428> wishes <02654> to honor <03366>, 6:8 let them bring <0935> royal <04438> attire <03830> which <0834> the king <04428> himself has worn <03847> and a horse <05483> on which <0834> the king <04428> himself has <0834> ridden <07392>– one bearing <05414> the royal <04438> insignia <03804>! 6:9 Then let this clothing <03830> and this horse <05483> be given <05414> to one <0376> of the king’s <04428> noble <06579> officials <08269>. Let him then clothe <03847> the man <0376> whom <0834> the king <04428> wishes <02654> to honor <03366>, and let him lead <07392> him about through the plaza <07339> of the city <05892> on <05921> the horse <05483>, calling <07121> before <06440> him, ‘So <03602> shall it be done <06213> to the man <0376> whom <0834> the king <04428> wishes <02654> to honor <03366>!’” 6:10 The king <04428> then said <0559> to Haman <02001>, “Go quickly <04116>! Take <03947> the clothing <03830> and the horse <05483>, just as <0834> you have described <01696>, and do <06213> as <03651> you just indicated to Mordecai <04782> the Jew <03064> who sits <03427> at the king’s <04428> gate <08179>. Don’t <0408> neglect <05307> a single thing <01697> of all <03605> that <0834> you have said <01696>.” 6:11 So Haman <02001> took <03947> the clothing <03830> and the horse <05483>, and he clothed <03847> Mordecai <04782>. He led <07392> him about on the horse throughout the plaza <07339> of the city <05892>, calling <07121> before <06440> him, “So <03602> shall it be done <06213> to the man <0376> whom <0834> the king <04428> wishes <02654> to honor <03366>!” 6:12 Then Mordecai <04782> again <07725> sat at the king’s <04428> gate <08179>, while Haman <02001> hurried <01765> away to his home <01004>, mournful <057> and with a veil <02645> over his head <07218>. 6:13 Haman <02001> then related <05608> to his wife <0802> Zeresh <02238> and to all <03605> his friends <0157> everything <03605> that <0834> had happened <07136> to him. These wise men <02450>, along with his wife <0802> Zeresh <02238>, said <0559> to him, “If <0518> indeed this Mordecai <04782> before <06440> whom <0834> you have begun <02490> to fall <05307> is Jewish <03064> <02233>, you will not <03808> prevail against <03201> him. No, you will surely fall <05307> <05307> before <06440> him!” 6:14 While they were still <05750> speaking <01696> with <05973> him, the king’s <04428> eunuchs <05631> arrived <05060>. They quickly <0926> brought <0935> Haman <02001> to <0413> the banquet <04960> that <0834> Esther <0635> had prepared <06213>.

• Est 6:1-14 -- The Turning Point: The King Honors Mordecai

• Mordecai

  [ebd] the 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 have been at least one hundred and twenty-nine years old in the twelfth year of Ahasueru...
  [nave] MORDECAI A Jewish captive in Persia, Esth. 2:5, 6. Foster father of Esther, Esth. 2:7. Informs Ahasuerus of a conspiracy against his life, and is rewarded, Esth. 2:21-23; Esth. 6:1-11. Promoted in Haman's place, Esth. 8:1...
  

• Courage

  [nave] COURAGE Enjoined upon Joshua, Deut. 31:7, 8, 22, 23; Josh. 1:1-9; the Israelites, Lev. 26:6-8; 2 Chr. 32:7, 8; Solomon, 1 Chr. 22:13; 28:20; Asa, 2 Chr. 15:1-7. Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive office...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Esther

  [nave] ESTHER, called also Hadassah. Niece of Mordecai, Esth. 2:7, 15. Chosen queen, Esth. 2:17. Tells the king of the plot against his life, Esth. 2:22. Fasts on account of the decree to destroy the Israelites; accuses Haman to ...
  

• Haman

  [nave] HAMAN Prime minister of Ahasuerus, Esth. 3:1. Plotted against Esther and the Jews, thwarted by Esther and Mordecai, hanged, Esth. 3-9.
  

• Servant

  [nave] SERVANT Distinguished as bond servant, who was a slave, and hired servant. Bond Laws of Moses concerning, Ex. 21:1-11, 20, 21, 26, 27, 32; Lev. 19:20-22; 25:6, 10, 35-55; Deut. 15:12, 14, 18; 24:7. Kidnapping forbidden, D...
  

• Tact

  [nave] TACT Prov. 15:1; 25:15. In preaching, 1 Cor. 9:19-22; 2 Cor. 12:6. Of Gideon, Judg. 8:1-3. Of Saul, in managing malcontents, 1 Sam. 10:27; 11:7, 12-15. Nabal's wife, Abigail, 1 Sam. 25:18-37. In David's popular methods:...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Civil Service

  [nave] CIVIL SERVICE. School for Dan. 1:3-5, 17-21 Competitive Examinations for Appointment in See above, School for. Appointment in, On Account of Merit Gen. 39:1-6; Gen. 41:38-44; 1 Kin. 11:28; Esth. 6:1-11; Dan. 1:17-21; M...
  

• Teresh

  [ebd] severe, a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of Ahasuerus, who conspired with another to murder him. The plot was detected by Mordecai, and the conspirators were put to death (Esther 2:21; 6:2).
  [isbe] TERESH - te'-resh (teresh (Est 2:21; 6:2); Codex Vaticanus, Codex Alexandrinus, and Codex Sinaiticus omit it; but Codex Sinaiticus' margin has Tharas and Tharras): A chamberlain of King Ahasuerus. Oppert compares the name wi...
  [smith] (strictness), one of the two eunuchs whose plot to assassinate Ahasuerus was discovered by Mordecai. (Esther 2:21; 6:2) He was hanged. (B.C. 479.)
  [nave] TERESH, a Persian chamberlain. Plotted against Ahasuerus, Esth. 2:21-23; 6:2.
  

• Ambition

  [nave] AMBITION Falsely charged against Moses, Num. 16:13. Parable of the thistle, illustrating, 2 Kin. 14:9. Unclassified Scriptures Relating to Job 20:6, 7; Psa. 49:11-13; Isa. 5:8; Hab. 2:5, 6, 9; Matt. 4:8-10 Luke 4:5-8. Mat...
  

• Bigthan

  [ebd] one of the eunuchs who "kept the door" in the court of Ahasuerus. With Teresh he conspired against the king's life. Mordecai detected the conspiracy, and the culprits were hanged (Esther 2:21-23; 6:1-3).
  [nave] BIGTHAN, a conspiring Persian courtier, Esth. 2:21-23; 6:2.
  

• PERSIANS

  [isbe] PERSIANS - pur'-shanz, -zhanz (parac, also = PERSIA, PERSIS (which see); adjective parci Hebrew, and parcay, Aramaic.; Persai, adjective only in Neh 12:22; Dan 6:28; Achaem. Persian Parsa, name of both country and people; do...
  

• Crown

  [ebd] (1.) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest's mitre (Ex. 29:6; 39:30). The same Hebrew word so rendered (ne'zer) denotes the diadem worn by Saul in battle (2 Sam. 1:10), and also that which was used at the...
  [isbe] CROWN - kroun: The word crown in the Old Testament is a translation of five different Hebrew words, and in the New Testament of two Greek words. These express the several meanings, and must be examined to ascertain the same....
  [nave] CROWN Prescribed for priests, Ex. 29:6; 39:30; Lev. 8:9. Worn by kings, 2 Sam. 1:10; 12:30; 2 Kin. 11:12; Esth. 6:8; Song 3:11; Rev. 6:2; by queens, Esth. 1:11; 2:17; 8:15. Made of gold, Psa. 21:3; Zech. 6:11. Of victory,...
  

• APPAREL

  [ebd] In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and head-dresses. Both men and women ...
  [isbe] APPAREL - a-par'-el: The English equivalent of six Hebrew and three Greek words, variously signifying all kinds of raiment, chiefly garments costly and beautiful: ornamental (2 Sam 1:24); royal, as of Ahasuerus (Est 6:8), of...
  

• Zeresh

  [isbe] ZERESH - ze'-resh (zeresh, "gold," from the Persian; Sosara): The wife of Haman (Est 5:10,14; 6:13), the vizier of Xerxes.
  [smith] (gold), the wife of Haman the Agagite. (Esther 5:10,14; 6:13) (B.C. 475.)
  [nave] ZERESH, wife of Haman, Esth. 5:10-14; 6:13.
  

• ARRAY

  [isbe] ARRAY - a-ra' ((1) labhesh, `aTah; periballo, enduomai, himatismos. (2) `arakh, shith): "Array," composed of prefix "ar-" and "rai," "order," is used in two senses, (1) in reference to clothing and (2) in reference to the di...
  

• Prayer

  [ebd] is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or formal. It is a "beseeching t...
  

• Gallows

  [ebd] Heb. 'ets, meaning "a tree" (Esther 6:4), a post or gibbet. In Gen. 40:19 and Deut. 21:22 the word is rendered "tree."
  [nave] GALLOWS Used for execution of criminals, Esth. 2:23; 5:14; 6:4; 7:9, 10; 9:13, 25. Reproach of being hanged upon, Gal. 3:13. See: Punishment.
  

• King

  [nave] KING Called King of kings, Ezra 7:12; Ezek. 26:7; Dan. 2:37. Divinely authorized, Deut. 17:15; 1 Sam. 9:16, 17; 16:12; 1 Chr. 22:10; 2 Chr. 2:11, 12; Prov. 8:15; Dan. 2:21, 37; 4:17; 5:20; Hos. 8:4; 13:11. How chosen: By d...
  

• The Triumph of Mordecai

  

• The book of Esther says that Mordecai was a Benjamite in one place and a Jew in others. Which was he?
  In Esther 2:5-6 we are told: 2:5 Now there happened to be a Jewish man in Susa the citadel whose name was Mordecai. He was the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite, 2:6 who had been taken into ex...

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