Esther 6:1
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
In context
1 That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
2 And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
3 The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants.
Esther 6:1 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
- KJV King James Version
- On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
- WEB World English Bible
- On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.
- ASV American Standard Version
- On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- On that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king,
- DBY Darby Translation
- On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
- WBS Webster Bible
- In that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.