Esther 6:3

3 "What great honor has Mordecai received for doing that?" the king asked. "Nothing has been done for him," his attendants answered.

Esther 6:3 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 6:3

And the king said, what honour and dignity hath been done to
Mordecai for this?
&c.] He judged it an action worthy of regard, and what ought to be rewarded, as it was the saving of his life; but had forgot whether any royal favour had been shown to the person for it:

then said the king's servants that ministered unto him;
the lords of his bedchamber then in waiting:

there is nothing done for him;
not on that account, nothing more than what he had; he had an office at court before, but was not advanced to anything higher on this account.

Esther 6:3 In-Context

1 That night the king couldn't sleep. So he ordered the official records of his rule to be brought in. He ordered someone to read them to him.

2 It was written there that Mordecai had uncovered the plans of Bigthana and Teresh against the king. They had been two of the king's officers who guarded the door of the royal palace. They had decided to kill King Xerxes.

3 "What great honor has Mordecai received for doing that?" the king asked. "Nothing has been done for him," his attendants answered.

4 The king asked, "Who is in the courtyard?" Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the palace. He had come to speak to the king about putting Mordecai to death. He wanted to talk about putting Mordecai's body up on the pole he had gotten ready for him.

5 The king's attendants said to him, "Haman is standing in the courtyard." "Bring him in," the king ordered.