SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:21
¶ En aquellos días, estando Mardoqueo sentado a la puerta del rey, se enojaron Bigtán y Teres, dos eunucos del rey, de la guardia de la puerta, y procuraban poner mano en el rey Asuero.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Esther 2:21
Verse 21. Mordecai sat in the kings gate] Mordecai might have been one of the officers of the king, as the gate was the place where such usually attended to await the king's call. It is not likely that he was the porter; had he been only such, Haman could have removed him at once. Two of the king's chamberlains] Eunuchs. Why they conspired against the life of the king, we are not informed. The Targum says that they found out that Esther had intended to use her influence with the king to get them removed from their office, and Mordecai put in their place; therefore they determined to poison Esther, and slay the king in his bedchamber. It is very likely that they were creatures of Haman, who probably affected the kingdom, and perhaps were employed by him to remove the king, and so make his way open to the throne.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 21. In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate , etc.] Being, as before observed, an officer at court: two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those that kept the door ; of the inner court, as Aben Ezra, of the doors of his bedchamber; perhaps they were the chief of his bodyguards, as the Septuagint version; in later times, such officers were about the chambers of great personages as their guards f99 : these were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the King Ahasuerus ; to poison him, as Jarchi and both the Targums; however, to take away his life by some means or another. Gorionides says their design was, while the king was asleep, to cut off his head, and carry it to the king of Greece; there being at that time great wars between the kingdom of Greece and the kingdom of Persia, which exactly agrees with the times of Xerxes, and with this part of his reign, about the seventh year of it, what was the occasion of this wrath is not said, it is thought to be either the divorce of Vashti, whose creatures they were, or the marriage of Esther, and particularly the promotion of Mordecai, fearing they should be turned out of their places; so the former Targum.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 21-23 - Good subjects must not conceal any bad design they know of against the prince, or the public peace. Mordecai was not rewarded at the time, but a remembrance was written. Thus, with respect to those who serv Christ, though their recompence is not till the resurrection of the just, yet an account is kept of their work of faith and labour of love which God is not unrighteous to forget. The servant of God must be faithful to every trust, and watchful for those who employ him. If he appear to be neglected now, he will be remembered hereafter. None of our actions can be forgotten; even our most secret thoughts are writte in lasting registers, Re 20:12 __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
בימים 3117 ההם 1992 ומרדכי 4782 יושׁב 3427 בשׁער 8179 המלך 4428 קצף 7107 בגתן 904 ותרשׁ 8657 שׁני 8147 סריסי 5631 המלך 4428 משׁמרי 8104 הסף 5592 ויבקשׁו 1245 לשׁלח 7971 יד 3027 במלך 4428 אחשׁורשׁ׃ 325
