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Esther 6:2-4
New International Reader's Version
Esther 6:2-4
New International Reader's Version
2 What Mordecai had done was written there. He had uncovered the plans of Bigthana and Teresh. They were two of the king’s officers who guarded the door of the royal palace. They had decided to kill King Xerxes.
3 “What great honor has Mordecai received for doing that?” the king asked.
“Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.
4 The king asked, “Who is in the courtyard?” Haman had just entered the outer courtyard of the palace. He had come to speak to the king about putting Mordecai to death. He wanted to talk about putting Mordecai’s body on the pole he had prepared for him.
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