The Church Fathers on this verse

Esther 6:2Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

They came to that place where it was written, how Mardochai had discovered the treason of Bagathan and Thares the eunuchs, who sought to kill king Assuerus.

Douay-Rheims

וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א כָת֗וּב אֲשֶׁר֩ הִגִּ֨יד מָרְדֳּכַ֜י עַל־בִּגְתָ֣נָא וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ שְׁנֵי֙ סָרִיסֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י הַסַּ֑ף אֲשֶׁ֤ר בִּקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Jungerow P.A.

19th centuryCommentator

To entertain himself, the king commanded that the daily records of the court be read. As he remembered how he had been saved from the eunuchs' conspiracy through Mardochaeus's revelation (Esther 2:21-23), he inquired, “Was Mardochaeus rewarded for this kindness?”

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