Esther 2:22
in Esther 2When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the thing became known to Mordecai, who showed it unto Esther the queen; and Esther told the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
KJV
And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
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This verse in Esther 2
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWas known to Mordecai - Josephus says that a Jew, named Barnabasus, overheard the plot, told it to Mordecai, Mordecai to Esther, and Esther to the king, in Mordecai’s name; and he was registered as the discoverer.
This site's exposition
sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus
on Esther 2:21-23
Two chamberlains who kept the door, Bigthan and Teresh, grow wroth and plot to lay hand on the king, and Mordecai uncovers the matter and tells Esther, who certifies the king in Mordecai’s name. The plot is proven, the two are hanged, and the deed is written in the book of the chronicles before the king, filed and closed. The chapter ends on the detail every reader is meant to carry forward without comment from the text: nothing was done for Mordecai, no reward, no mention, a debt the book leaves standing until an insomniac king calls for the chronicles at 6:1.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Now, what can these two eunuchs, who were doorkeepers of the royal house and presided over the first rank in the palace, symbolize if not the scribes and the Pharisees of the Jews about whom it is said that though they had the key to …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
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The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע | vaiyivada' | and it was made known | H3045 → | 945 times |
| הַדָּבָר֙ | hadavar | the matter | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י | lemaredokhai | to Mordecai | H4782 → | 60 times |
| וַיַּגֵּ֖ד | vaiyaged | and he told | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר | leester | to Esther | H635 → | 55 times |
| הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה | hamalkah | the queen | H4436 → | 35 times |
| וַתֹּ֧אמֶר | vatomer | and she spoke | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶסְתֵּ֛ר | ʾester | Esther | H635 → | 55 times |
| לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | lamelekh | to the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בְּשֵׁ֥ם | beshem | in [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ | maredokhai | Mordecai | H4782 → | 60 times |
וַיִּוָּדַ֤עand it was made known
vaiyivada'H3045 →945 times
הַדָּבָר֙the matter
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔יto Mordecai
lemaredokhaiH4782 →60 times
וַיַּגֵּ֖דand he told
vaiyagedH5046 →370 times
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רto Esther
leesterH635 →55 times
הַמַּלְכָּ֑הthe queen
hamalkahH4436 →35 times
וַתֹּ֧אמֶרand she spoke
vatomerH559 →5305 times
אֶסְתֵּ֛רEsther
ʾesterH635 →55 times
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְto the king
lamelekhH4428 →2525 times
בְּשֵׁ֥םin [the] name of
beshemH8034 →864 times
מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃Mordecai
maredokhaiH4782 →60 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Philippians 2:4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:24
No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
- Romans 15:1
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–5
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
- 1 Corinthians 10:24
Through
Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
it leads to
- Job 11:7–9
Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 5:9
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
- Psalms 92:5
How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts!
- Colossians 2:2–3
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
- Job 11:7–9
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Esther
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPersian periodEstherHadassah, the orphan exile who became queen of Persia and, at the risk of "if I perish, I perish," stood between her people and Ha…
- PersonPersian periodMordecaiEsther's cousin and guardian at the gate of Susa, who refused to bow to Haman, uncovered the plot against the king, and was raised…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Rabanus Maurus, Commentary on Esther and W. F. Adeney, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Expositor's Bible).