Esther 2:19

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Mordecai Saves the King

¹⁹When the virgins^(A) were gathered a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate.^(B)

Esther 2:21

Christian Standard Bible

²¹During those days while Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs^(A) who guarded the entrance, became infuriated and planned to assassinate^[a] King Ahasuerus.

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2:21 Lit and they sought to stretch out a hand against

Esther 2:21 in all English translations

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