Esther 2:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

During those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, became angry and plotted to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Terh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the door, were angry, and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    At the same tyme whyle Mardocheus sat in the kynges gate, two of the kinges chamberlaynes, Bigthan and Theres which kepte the dore, were wroth, and sought to laye their handes on the kynge Ahasuerus:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    In those dayes whe Mordecai sate in the Kings gate, two of the Kings eunuches, Bigthan and Teresh, which kept the doore, were wroth, & sought to lay hand on the King Ahashuerosh.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    At the same time (whyle Mardocheus sate in the kinges gate) two of ye kinges chamberlaynes, Bigthan and Theres, which kept the doore, were wroth, and sought to lay their handes on the king Ahasuerus:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the threshold, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    In those days, when Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king, hath Bigthan been wroth, and Teresh, (two of the eunuchs of the king, the keepers of the threshold,) and they seek to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, who were doorkeepers, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Esth 6:2 : 2 It was found written what Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
  • Ps 144:10 : 10 You, who brings salvation to kings and rescues Your servant David from the harmful sword.
  • 2 Sam 4:5-6 : 5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who was lying on his bed during his midday rest. 6 They entered the house under the pretense of fetching wheat and struck him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped.
  • 2 Sam 16:11 : 11 David then said to Abishai and all his servants, "Look, my own son who came from my own body is trying to take my life. How much more now this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.
  • 1 Kgs 15:25-27 : 25 Nadab son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years. 26 He did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the ways of his father, committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit. 27 Baasha son of Ahijah, from the tribe of Issachar, conspired against Nadab and struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were laying siege to it.
  • 1 Kgs 16:9 : 9 Then his servant Zimri, commander of half the chariots, conspired against him. Elah was in Tirzah at the home of Arza, who was over the household, drinking himself drunk.
  • 2 Kgs 9:22-24 : 22 When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, 'Do you come in peace, Jehu?' Jehu replied, 'How can there be peace as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?' 23 Joram turned around and fled, calling out to Ahaziah, 'Treachery, Ahaziah!' 24 Then Jehu drew his bow with full strength and shot Joram between his shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.
  • 2 Kgs 12:20 : 20 The rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
  • 2 Kgs 21:23 : 23 Amon’s servants conspired against him and killed the king in his own house.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Esth 6:1-5
    5 verses
    90%

    1That night, the king couldn’t sleep, so he commanded that the book of records, the chronicles, be brought in and read before him.

    2It was found written what Mordecai had reported about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

    3The king asked, "What honor or recognition has been given to Mordecai for this?" The king’s servants who attended him replied, "Nothing has been done for him."

    4The king asked, "Who is in the courtyard?" Now Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the king’s palace to speak to the king about hanging Mordecai on the gallows he had prepared for him.

    5The king’s servants said to him, "Haman is standing in the courtyard." The king said, "Let him come in."

  • Esth 2:22-23
    2 verses
    82%

    22When Mordecai learned about the plot, he informed Queen Esther, and she reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai.

    23The matter was investigated and confirmed, and both men were hanged on the gallows. This was recorded in the book of chronicles in the presence of the king.

  • Esth 2:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19When the virgins were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

    20Esther had still not revealed her family background or her people, just as Mordecai had instructed her. She continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had when he was raising her.

  • Esth 3:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    1After these events, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and setting his position above all the officials who were with him.

    2All the king's servants who were at the king's gate would bow down and pay homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.

    3Then the king's servants who were at the gate asked Mordecai, "Why do you transgress the king's command?"

    4Day after day they spoke to him, but he refused to listen to them. So they reported the matter to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would stand, since he had told them that he was a Jew.

  • Esth 2:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    10Esther had not revealed her people or her family background because Mordecai had commanded her not to do so.

    11Every day, Mordecai walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.

  • Esth 1:2
    76%

    2At that time, King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

  • Esth 8:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1On that day, King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the king’s presence because Esther had revealed how he was related to her.

    2The king removed his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over Haman’s estate.

    3Esther spoke again to the king, falling at his feet, weeping, and pleading with him to nullify the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the scheme he had devised against the Jews.

  • Esth 1:10
    75%

    10On the seventh day, when the king was in high spirits from the wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

  • Esth 4:5-7
    3 verses
    75%

    5Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.

    6Hathach went out to Mordecai in the square of the city in front of the king's gate.

    7Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the king's treasury for the destruction of the Jews.

  • Esth 4:12
    75%

    12When Mordecai was informed of what Esther said,

  • Esth 6:14
    75%

    14While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.

  • Esth 3:6
    74%

    6But he considered it beneath him to attack Mordecai alone, for they had told him about Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.

  • Esth 8:7
    73%

    7King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, 'Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he has been hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.'

  • Esth 2:8
    73%

    8When the king’s command and decree were heard, and many young women were gathered to the citadel of Susa under the custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken to the king’s palace and placed under the custody of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

  • Esth 7:5-8
    4 verses
    73%

    5King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is the one who has dared to do this?"

    6Esther said, "The adversary and enemy is this vile Haman." Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

    7The king, filled with wrath, got up from the wine banquet and went out to the palace garden. But Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he saw that the king had already decided his doom.

    8When the king returned from the palace garden to the house of the wine banquet, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. The king exclaimed, "Will he even assault the queen in my own house?" As the words left the king’s mouth, Haman’s face was covered.

  • Esth 9:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s decree and command were to be carried out. On the day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to dominate them, the situation was reversed, and the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them.

    2The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to strike those who sought their harm. No one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen upon all the people.

    3All the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and those doing the king’s work supported the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

  • Esth 9:25
    72%

    25But when the matter came before the king, he ordered by letter that the wicked scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

  • Esth 10:2
    72%

    2All his powerful acts, his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?

  • Esth 6:12
    72%

    12Afterward, Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered in shame.

  • Esth 5:1
    72%

    1On the third day, Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner courtyard of the king’s palace, facing the king's hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, directly across from the entrance.

  • Esth 2:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15When it was Esther’s turn—the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai who had adopted her as his own daughter—to go to the king, she did not request anything except what Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, recommended. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.

    16Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

  • Esth 5:13
    72%

    13But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

  • Esth 1:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14The closest advisers to the king were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king's presence and held the highest positions in the kingdom.

    15The king asked, 'According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti for not obeying the command of King Ahasuerus conveyed through the eunuchs?'

  • Esth 5:9
    72%

    9Haman went out that day joyful and with a glad heart. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate, who neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

  • Esth 2:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1After these events, when King Ahasuerus’s anger had subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

    2Then the king’s attendants said, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

  • Esth 2:5
    71%

    5Now there was a Jewish man in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

  • Esth 6:10
    71%

    10Then the king said to Haman, "Go quickly and take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have said."