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Bigthan, a doorkeeper in Ahasuerus' court, plotted to assassinate the king but was exposed by Mordecai.
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Also known as Bigthana
Bigthan, along with Teresh, was one of the doorkeepers in the court of King Ahasuerus (Est. 2:21). They became angry with the king and conspired to assassinate him. However, their plot was discovered by Mordecai, the cousin and guardian of Esther, who had been recently crowned as queen. Mordecai informed Esther about the plot, and she reported it to the king in Mordecai's name (Est. 2:22). After an investigation, Bigthan and Teresh were found guilty and hanged on the gallows (Est. 2:23). The incident was recorded in the king's presence in the book of the chronicles. Later, when the king was unable to sleep, he ordered the book of chronicles to be read to him, and Mordecai's good deed in exposing the plot was brought to his attention (Est. 6:1-2). This event led to Mordecai's elevation and honor, as well as the king's protection of the Jewish people from Haman's evil scheme. The story of Bigthan's plot and its consequences demonstrates the importance of loyalty, vigilance, and divine providence in the narrative of Esther.
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One of the eunuchs who “kept the door” in the court of Ahasuerus. With Teresh he conspired against the king’s life. Mordecai detected the conspiracy, and the culprits were hanged (Esther 2:21-23; 6:1-3).
(gift of God), a eunuch (chamberlain, Authorized Version) in the court of Ahasuerus, one of those “who kept the door,” and conspired with Teresh against the king’s life. (Esther 2:21) (B.C. 479.)
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0904
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the kingʼs gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the kingʼs eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the kingʼs entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
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