Esther 2:19-21

International Children’s Bible

Mordecai Discovers an Evil Plan

¹⁹ Now Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate. This was when the virgins were gathered the second time. ²⁰ And Esther had still not told anyone about her family or who her people were. That is what Mordecai had told her to do. She still obeyed Mordecai just as she had done when he was bringing her up.

²¹ Now Bigthana and Teresh were two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway. While Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana and Teresh became angry at the king. And they began to make plans to kill King Xerxes.