Catholic Public Domain Version
" The king passed that night without sleep, and so he ordered the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought to him. And when they were reading them before him, "
— Esther 6:1, Catholic Public Domain 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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“The Turning Point: The King Honors Mordecai Throughout that night the king was unable to sleep, so he asked for the book containing the historical records to be brought. As the records were being read in the king’s presence,”
“That night the king passed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him,”
“That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,”
“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.”
The king passed that night without sleep, and so he ordered the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought to him. And when they were reading them before him,
they came to that place where it had been written, how Mordecai had reported the treachery of Bigthan and Teresh the eunuchs, who desired to cut the throat of king Artaxerxes.
When the king had heard this, he said, “What honor and reward has Mordecai been given for this fidelity?” His servants and ministers said to him, “He has received no compensation at all.”
And immediately the king said, “Who is in the atrium?” For, you see, Haman was entering the inner atrium of the king’s house to suggest to the king that he should order Mordecai to be hanged on the gallows, which had been prepared for him.