Esther 2:21 (GNV)

Passage

In those dayes whe Mordecai sate in the Kings gate, two of the Kings eunuches, Bigthan and Teresh, which kept the doore, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the King Ahashuerosh.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:19 And whe the virgins were gathered ye second time, then Mordecai sate in the Kings gate.

Esther 2:20 Ester had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people, as Mordecai had charged her: for Ester did after the worde of Mordecai, as when she was nourished with him.

Esther 2:21 In those dayes whe Mordecai sate in the Kings gate, two of the Kings eunuches, Bigthan and Teresh, which kept the doore, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the King Ahashuerosh.

Esther 2:22 And the thing was knowen to Mordecai, and he tolde it vnto Queene Ester, and Ester certified the King thereof in Mordecais name: and when inquisition was made, it was found so: therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the booke of the Chronicles before the King.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dayes", "mordecai", "sate", "kings", "gate", "eunuches", and "bigthan". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dayes" and "mordecai", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Ester had not yet shewed her kindred..." into verse 22's "And the thing was knowen to Mordecai...", so "dayes" and "mordecai" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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