23 When the report was investigated and verified, both men were hanged on the gallows.(A) This event was recorded in the Historical Record in the king’s presence.

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Mordecai Honored by the King

That night sleep escaped(A) the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king. They found the written report of how Mordecai had informed on Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, when they planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus.(B)

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