Bigthan and Teresh were two of King Ahasuerus's court officials who guarded the doorway. They conspired together to lay hands on the king, but their plan was uncovered by Mordecai and reported through Queen Esther. Both were executed, and the event was recorded in the king's chronicles.
Avaintapahtumat
The Conspiracy Against the King
Bigthan and Teresh, who guarded the doorway, became angry and sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus. They planned an assassination against the Persian king.
21In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs who guarded the threshold, grew angry and plotted to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
The matter was investigated and found to be true. Both conspirators were hanged on a gallows, and the event was written in the book of chronicles for the king to see.
23The matter was investigated and confirmed, and the two men were hanged on a pole.[^1]
[^1]: Or "impaled on a stake"; the Hebrew word means "tree" or "wood."
Later, during a sleepless night, King Ahasuerus had the book of chronicles read to him and was reminded how Mordecai had exposed Bigtan and Teresh. This led to Mordecai's elevation.
2There it was found written how Mordecai had reported that Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs who guarded the threshold, had plotted to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.