Esther 2:21-23·~1 min
Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy
While Mordecai is at the king's gate, two royal eunuchs conspire to assassinate Xerxes. Mordecai learns of it, Esther reports it in his name, the plot is confirmed, the men are executed, and the whole matter is entered in the chronicles before the king.
I21n those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. 22When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf. 23After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
Section summaryThe chapter ends with a brief court episode that seems settled quickly but is carefully recorded. Mordecai learns of a plot against the king, Esther reports it in his name, the matter is verified, and the event is written into the royal chronicles.
Role in the chapterThis closing section does more than add one last incident. It plants a remembered act inside the king's record, giving the chapter an ending whose significance lies ahead rather than within the moment itself.