Esther 2:23 (DBY)

Passage

And the matter was investigated and found out; and they were both hanged on a tree. And it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

Esther 2:22 And the thing became known to Mordecai, and he related it to Esther the queen, and Esther told it to the king in Mordecai's name.

Esther 2:23 And the matter was investigated and found out; and they were both hanged on a tree. And it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "matter", "investigated", "found", "both", "hanged", "tree", "written", and "book". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "matter" and "investigated", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the thing became known to Mordecai...", giving immediate footing for "matter" and "investigated". In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "matter" and "investigated" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.