Esther 2:21 (LSB)

Passage

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from those who were doorkeepers, became furious and sought to send forth their hand against King Ahasuerus.

Nearby Context

Esther 2:19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

Esther 2:20 Esther had not yet told anyone about her kinsmen or her people, just as Mordecai had commanded her; indeed Esther was doing what Mordecai declared that she do, just as she had done when she was being brought up by him.

Esther 2:21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs from those who were doorkeepers, became furious and sought to send forth their hand against King Ahasuerus.

Esther 2:22 But the matter became known to Mordecai, and he told it to Queen Esther, and Esther said it to the king in Mordecai’s name.

Esther 2:23 Then the matter was sought out and found to be true, so they were both hanged on a gallows; and it was written in the book of the chronicles in the king’s presence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "days", "mordecai", "sitting", "king", "gate", "bigthan", and "teresh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "days" and "mordecai", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Esther had not yet told anyone about..." into verse 22's "But the matter became known to Mordecai...", so "days" 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 "days" and "mordecai" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.