Esther 2:21 BSB — MannaFest

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19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bai.ya.Mim	in the days	H3117 →
הָהֵ֔ם	ha.Hem	<the> those	H1992 →
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י	u.ma.re.do.Khai	and Mordecai	H4782 →
יֹשֵׁ֣ב	yo.Shev	[was] sitting	H3427 →
בְּשַֽׁעַר־	be.sha.'ar-	at [the] gate of	H8179 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
קָצַף֩	ka.Tzaf	he was angry	H7107 →
בִּגְתָ֨ן	big.Tan	Bigthan	H904 →
וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ	va.Te.resh	and Teresh	H8657 →
שְׁנֵֽי־	she.nei-	two of	H8147 →
סָרִיסֵ֤י	sa.ri.Sei	[the] eunuchs of	H5631 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י	mi.sho.me.Rei	from [the] guards of	H8104 →
הַסַּ֔ף	ha.Saf	the threshold	H5592 →
וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙	vay.vak.Shu	and they sought	H1245 →
לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ	lish.Lo.ach	to stretch out	H7971 →
יָ֔ד	Yad	a hand	H3027 →
בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ba.Me.lekh	on the king	H4428 →
אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃	'a.chash.Ve.rosh	Ahasuerus	H325 →

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Esther 6:2
And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
leads to
- Esther 2:21–22
  In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Through
2 Kings 21:23
Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.
leads to
- 2 Kings 12:20
  And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
Through
2 Kings 12:20
And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.
leads to
- 2 Kings 14:5
  As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
- 2 Chronicles 24:24–27
  Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was…
Through
2 Samuel 16:11
Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him…
leads to
- Ezekiel 14:9
  But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My…
Through
1 Kings 16:9
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
leads to
- Daniel 5:1–4
  Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- Genesis 24:2
  So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
- 1 Kings 18:3
  and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Esther 6:2And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.Esther 2:19When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.1 Kings 16:9However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.2 Kings 12:20And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.2 Kings 21:23Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.Daniel 2:49And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.Esther 3:2All the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.2 Samuel 4:5–6Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap.Psalms 144:10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.1 Kings 15:25–27In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.2 Kings 9:22–24When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”2 Kings 9:32He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him.

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