Ester 6:2

2 Allí constaba que Mardoqueo había delatado a Bigtán y Teres, dos de los eunucos del rey, miembros de la guardia, que habían tramado asesinar al rey Asuero.

Ester 6:2 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 6:2

And it was found written
Upon reading, and in which there was also a peculiar hand of Providence, directing to the reading of that part of them in which the affair of Mordecai was registered: and if what the latter Targum says is true, it was the more remarkable, that when Shimshai the scribe, who was ordered to bring the book and read, and who, according to the former Targum, was Haman's son, seeing what was recorded of Mordecai, turned over the leaves of the book, being unwilling to read it; but the leaves rolled back again, and he was obliged to read it:

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;
see ( Esther 2:21 ) , and it was usual in such diaries to record the names of persons, who, by any actions, had deserved well of the king, that they might be rewarded as there was an opportunity for it; and such, in the Persian language, were called Orosangae, as Herodotus relates ^F15.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Urania, sive, l. 8. c. 85.

Ester 6:2 In-Context

1 Aquella noche el rey no podía dormir, así que mandó que le trajeran las crónicas reales —la historia de su reino— y que se las leyeran.

2 Allí constaba que Mardoqueo había delatado a Bigtán y Teres, dos de los eunucos del rey, miembros de la guardia, que habían tramado asesinar al rey Asuero.

3 —¿Qué honor o reconocimiento ha recibido Mardoqueo por esto? —preguntó el rey.—No se ha hecho nada por él —respondieron sus ayudantes personales.

4 Amán acababa de entrar en el patio exterior del palacio para pedirle al rey que colgara a Mardoqueo en la estaca que había mandado levantar para él. Así que el rey preguntó:—¿Quién anda en el patio?

5 Sus ayudantes respondieron:—El que anda en el patio es Amán.—¡Que pase! —ordenó el rey.