Esther 6:1
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The Turning Point: The King Honors Mordecai
6:1Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep,1 so he asked for the book containing the historical records2 to be brought. As the records3 were being read in the king’s presence,
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- 1 Heb “and the sleep of the king fled.” In place of the rather innocuous comment of the Hebrew text, the reads here, “And the Lord removed the sleep from the king.” The Greek text thus understands the statement in a more overtly theological way than does the Hebrew text, although even in the Hebrew text there may be a hint of God’s providence at work in this matter. After all, this event is crucial to the later reversal of Haman’s plot to destroy the Jewish people, and a sympathetic reader is likely to look beyond the apparent coincidence.
- 2 Heb “the book of the remembrances of the accounts of the days”; “the chronicle of notable events.”
- 3 Heb “they”; the referent (the records) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king.
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NLTNew Living Translation
That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
During that night the king’s sleep escaped him, and he gave orders to bring the scroll of records and chronicles, and they were read before the king.
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KJV 1900King James Version
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
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