Now Mordecai, at that time, served in the king's palace, along with Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs, who were gatekeepers of the court.

And after he learned of their intentions and diligently investigated, he discovered that they sought to lay hands on King Artaxerxes, so he reported this to the king.

Then he put them under torture, and they confessed, so he commanded that they be put to death.

And the king inscribed what had occurred in the book of the chronicles; likewise, Mordecai also recorded the remembrance of the matter.

Then the king commanded him to reside in the king's house and bestowed upon him gifts, because he had made this known to him.

Now Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, held great honor with the king; and he sought to harm Mordecai and his people because of the two eunuchs who had been slain.