^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, ^6:2it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana⁴ and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate⁵ King Ahasuerus.

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Footnotes

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.
4 This individual is referred to as “Bigthan,” a variant spelling of the name, in Esth 2:21.
5 Heb “to send a hand against”; “had sought to lay hands on.”

In other versions

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. And it was found written how Mordecai had told about Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who guarded the threshold, and who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.

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. It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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. They found the written report of how Mordecai had informed on Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, when they planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

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. In those records he discovered an account of how Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the door to the king’s private quarters. They had plotted to assassinate King Xerxes.

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. And it was found written how Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from the keepers of the threshold who had conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

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. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

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