Esther 6:2 meaning and explanation

And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

Esther 6:2, Berean Standard Bible

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The king is Xerxes, ruler of Persia, and the book has just noted that sleep escaped him that night. He calls for the royal chronicles to be read aloud, and the reader lands on an old entry: Mordecai had reported Bigthana and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the threshold of the king's quarters, when they plotted to lay hands on the king.

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