Esther 6:1-2

New Catholic Bible

Vindication of the Jews

Chapter 6

Mordecai Is Honored. ¹ That night the king found it difficult to sleep, so he ordered the book of the chronicles of his reign to be brought in and read to him. ² During the reading, the passage came up about Mordecai uncovering the plot to assassinate King Ahasuerus on the part of Bagathan and Teresh, two of the royal eunuchs who guarded the doorway.