This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
- BSB When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.
- NKJV So the matter became known to Mordecai, who told Queen Esther, and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
- NASB But the plot became known to Mordecai and he informed Queen Esther, and Esther told the king in Mordecai’s name.
- NLT But Mordecai heard about the plot and gave the information to Queen Esther. She then told the king about it and gave Mordecai credit for the report.
Cross-references & the web
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- Esth 6:1–2On 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.
- Eccl 10:20Don’t curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don’t curse the rich in your bedroom: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.
- Acts 23:12–22When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
- Phil 2:4each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
- Rom 11:33Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
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