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Esther 6:1
Esther 6:1 is verse 1 of Esther chapter 6, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
Or the Book of Memorials, the Annals or the Book of Records of Historical Events
King James Version
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
World English Bible
On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.
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Esther 6:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
2 And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
3 The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Esther 5:8If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, may the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
Genesis 22:14And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
1 Samuel 23:26Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
1 Samuel 23:27Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”
Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Romans 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Daniel 2:1In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
Daniel 6:18Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
Esther 2:23After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.