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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>,

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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:...
  

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• Pride

  [nave] PRIDE. Ex. 18:10, 11; Lev. 26:19; Deut. 8:11-14, 17-20; Judg. 9:14, 15; 1 Sam. 2:3-5; 1 Kin. 20:11; 2 Kin. 14:9, 10 2 Chr. 25:18, 19. Job 11:12; Job 12:2, 3; Job 13:2, 5; Job 15:1-13; Job 18:3, 4; Job 21:31, 32; Job 32:9-13...
  

• Insomnia

  [nave] INSOMNIA. Instances of Ahasuerus, Esth. 6:1. Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 6:18.
  

• 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...
  

• THINK

  [isbe] THINK - think: The Old Testament often translates 'amar, "to say," meaning what one says to himself, and hence, a definite and clearly formulated decision or purpose (Gen 20:11; Nu 24:4; Ruth 4:4, etc.), illustrated by the, ...
  

• DIGNITIES; DIGNITY

  [isbe] DIGNITIES; DIGNITY - dig'-ni-tiz, dig'-ni-ti (Hebrew marom, se'eth, gedhullah): Rank or position, not nobility or austerity of personal character or bearing, is denoted by this word in its Old Testament occurrences (Gen 49:3...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• The Triumph of Mordecai

  

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