Ester 2:23

23 Cuando se hizo la investigación y se confirmó que lo que decía Mardoqueo era cierto, los dos hombres fueron atravesados con un poste afilado. Todo el suceso quedó registrado en

Ester 2:23 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 2:23

And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out,
&c.] That these two men had entered into a conspiracy to take away the king's life; full proof and evidence were given of it:

therefore they were both hanged on a tree;
Josephus ^F5 says they were crucified; but hanging was frequent among the Persians, as Grotius observes, and better agrees with the word here used:

and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king;
in a diary kept by the king's order, in which memorable events were set down, and might be done in the presence of the king, as well as the book lay open before him to read at any time; and this is observed to agree with the manner of Xerxes, who is reported ^F6 to sit on a throne of gold to behold a sea fight between the Grecians and Persians, and had several scribes by him to take down whatever was done in the fight.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Ibid. (Antiqu. l. 11. c. 6. sect. 4.)
F6 Plutarch. in Themistocle.

Ester 2:23 In-Context

21 La lealtad de Mardoqueo hacia el rey
Cierto día, mientras Mardoqueo estaba de guardia en la puerta del rey, dos de los eunucos del rey, Bigtana
y Teres —guardias que custodiaban la entrada a las habitaciones privadas del rey— se enojaron con el rey Jerjes y conspiraron para asesinarlo;

22 pero Mardoqueo se enteró del complot y le pasó la información a la reina Ester. Entonces ella se lo contó al rey y le dio el crédito a Mardoqueo por la noticia.

23 Cuando se hizo la investigación y se confirmó que lo que decía Mardoqueo era cierto, los dos hombres fueron atravesados con un poste afilado. Todo el suceso quedó registrado en