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And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />During that night the king could not sleep, so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />During that night, sleep had fled from the king, so he said <i>for them</i> to bring the book of memoranda, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On that night the king could not sleep; so he ordered that the book of records <i>and</i> memorable deeds, the chronicles, be brought, and they were read before the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That night the king could not sleep, and he had a servant read him the records of what had happened since he had been king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That night the king could not sleep. So he told [a servant] to bring the official daily records, and they were read to the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That same night the king could not get to sleep, so he had the official records of the empire brought and read to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That night the king could not sleep, so he gave instructions to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read to the king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />On that night the sleep of the king has fled away, and he commands to bring in the scroll of memorials of the chronicles, and they are read before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In that night the king's sleep fled away, and he will say to bring in the book of memorials of the words of the days; and they will be read before the king.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 10:1>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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That night the king, unable to sleep, asked that the chronicle of notable events be brought in. While this was being read to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On that night the king could not sleep, and he gave orders to bring the book of records, the annals, and they were read to the king.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />ON that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read be fore the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in that night the sleep of the King fled away, and he said to bring the Scroll of the Records of the Words of Days, and the Readers were reading before the King.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But the Lord removed sleep from the king that night: and he told his servant to bring in the books, the registers of daily events, to read to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/6-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=1154" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/esther/6.htm">Mordecai is Honored</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">That</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: bal·lay·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night</a> <a href="/hebrew/8142.htm" title="8142: šə·naṯ (N-fsc) -- Sleep. Or shena; from yashen; sleep.">sleep</a> <a href="/hebrew/5074.htm" title="5074: nā·ḏə·ḏāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to wave to and fro; figuratively, to rove, flee, or to drive away.">escaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king;</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">so he ordered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-msc) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the Book</a> <a href="/hebrew/2146.htm" title="2146: haz·ziḵ·rō·nō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Memorial, remembrance. From zakar; a memento.">of Records,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the Chronicles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lə·hā·ḇî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">brought in</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: niq·rā·’îm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and read</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Daniel 2:1</a></span><br />In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-1.htm">Genesis 41:1-8</a></span><br />After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile, / when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds. / After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-12.htm">1 Samuel 26:12</a></span><br />So David took the spear and water jug by Saul’s head, and they departed. No one saw them or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up; they all remained asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-4.htm">Psalm 77:4</a></span><br />You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Psalm 127:2</a></span><br />In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a></span><br />The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:12</a></span><br />The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-18.htm">Daniel 6:18</a></span><br />Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a></span><br />While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Acts 12:6-7</a></span><br />On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison. / Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25-26</a></span><br />About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. / Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-12.htm">2 Corinthians 2:12-13</a></span><br />Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord, / I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6-7</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a></span><br />Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">that night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-8.htm">Esther 5:8</a></b></br> If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">Genesis 22:14</a></b></br> And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said <i>to</i> this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/23-26.htm">1 Samuel 23:26,27</a></b></br> And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them… </p><p class="hdg">could not the king sleep.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Daniel 2:1</a></b></br> And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/6-18.htm">Daniel 6:18</a></b></br> Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.</p><p class="hdg">the book of records.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Esther 2:23</a></b></br> And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a></b></br> Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard <i>it</i>, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Book</a> <a href="/ezra/6-1.htm">Books</a> <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Chronicles</a> <a href="/esther/4-17.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-30.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-13.htm">Memorable</a> <a href="/job/13-12.htm">Memorials</a> <a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Night</a> <a href="/esther/4-3.htm">Order</a> <a href="/esther/4-17.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/esther/4-5.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Read</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Record</a> <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Records</a> <a href="/esther/2-16.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Unable</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/6-2.htm">Book</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Books</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Chronicles</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/job/4-16.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/job/13-12.htm">Memorable</a> <a href="/job/13-12.htm">Memorials</a> <a href="/job/3-3.htm">Night</a> <a href="/esther/6-4.htm">Order</a> <a href="/esther/6-5.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/esther/9-23.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-11.htm">Read</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/job/13-26.htm">Record</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Records</a> <a href="/job/34-30.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/job/3-13.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Unable</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Xerxes, reading of the good service done by Mordecai, takes care for his reward.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-4.htm">Haman, coming to ask that Mordecai might be hanged, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-10.htm">gives counsel that he might do him honor.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/6-12.htm">Complaining of this, his friends tell him of his final destiny.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The king referred to is Ahasuerus, also known as Xerxes I, who ruled the Persian Empire from 486 to 465 BC. The timing is significant, as it occurs the night before Haman plans to execute Mordecai. The inability to sleep can be seen as divine intervention, a common theme in Scripture where God orchestrates events for His purposes (e.g., <a href="/genesis/41.htm">Genesis 41:1-8</a>, <a href="/daniel/2.htm">Daniel 2:1</a>). This moment sets the stage for the reversal of fortunes for Mordecai and the Jewish people.<p><b>so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.</b><br>The Book of Records, the Chronicles, was a detailed account of the events and decrees of the Persian Empire. Such records were meticulously kept and served as a historical archive. The king's decision to have these records read to him is significant, as it leads to the discovery of Mordecai's earlier act of loyalty in saving the king from an assassination plot (<a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Esther 2:21-23</a>). This act of reading the chronicles is a turning point in the story, demonstrating how God uses seemingly mundane events to fulfill His plans. The concept of records and books is also echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as the Book of Life mentioned in <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, symbolizing God's remembrance and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahasuerus.htm">King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I)</a></b><br>The Persian king who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Cush. His sleepless night becomes a pivotal moment in the account of Esther.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_the_chronicles.htm">The Book of the Chronicles</a></b><br>A record of the king's reign, which included significant events and deeds. It was read to the king during his sleepless night.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a></b><br>Though not directly mentioned in this verse, Mordecai's earlier act of loyalty is recorded in the chronicles, setting the stage for his eventual honor.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/susa.htm">Susa (Shushan)</a></b><br>The capital of the Persian Empire where these events took place.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence.htm">Divine Providence</a></b><br>The unseen hand of God orchestrating events, as seen in the king's insomnia leading to the reading of the chronicles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_the_mundane.htm">God's Sovereignty in the Mundane</a></b><br>Even seemingly trivial events, like a sleepless night, can be used by God to fulfill His purposes. Trust that God is at work in the details of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_remembrance.htm">The Power of Remembrance</a></b><br>The chronicles served as a reminder of past deeds. Reflecting on God's past faithfulness can encourage us in present circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>God's timing is perfect. Mordecai's reward came at the exact right moment, reminding us to be patient and trust in God's timing for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_obscurity.htm">Faithfulness in Obscurity</a></b><br>Mordecai's earlier act of loyalty was initially overlooked but later rewarded. Our faithfulness, even when unnoticed, is seen by God and will be honored in His time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_restlessness.htm">The Role of Restlessness</a></b><br>Sometimes, God uses restlessness to draw our attention to His plans. Be attentive to what God might be revealing during times of discomfort or sleeplessness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_persian_kings_use_chronicles_for_decisions.htm">Esther 6:1—Is there any historical evidence outside the Bible that Persian kings relied on royal chronicles to make important decisions, or is this narrative purely literary? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_'book_of_remembrance'.htm">Malachi 3:16–18 – Is there archeological or historical evidence of a recorded “book of remembrance,” and does it conflict with other biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_purim_justified_without_divine_mention.htm">Esther 9:28: How do we reconcile the institution of Purim with the absence of divine mention or direct intervention throughout the entire story of Esther? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_isn't_mordecai's_book_referenced.htm">Esther 10:2 – Why aren’t the “book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia” referenced by other sources if it so prominently features Mordecai? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VI.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Could not the king sleep.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the king's sleep fled away.</span> Here, in the most striking way in the whole book, the workings of God's providence on behalf of His people are shown. "God Himself is here, though His name be absent." The king's sleepless night falls after the day when Haman has resolved to ask on the morrow for Mordecai's execution, a foretaste of the richer vengeance he hopes to wreak on the whole nation of the Jews. It is by a mere chance, one would say, looking at the matter simply in its human aspect, that the king should call for the book of the royal chronicles, and not for music. It was by a mere chance too. it might seem, that the reader should happen to light upon the record of Mordecai's services; and yet when all these apparent accidents are wrought up into the coincidence they make, how completely is the providence visible, the power that will use men as the instruments of its work, whether they know it, or know it not, whether they be willing or unwilling, whether the glory of God is to be manifested in and by and through them, or manifested on them only.<p><span class= "bld">They were read before the king.</span>--Canon Rawlinson remarks that there is reason to think that the Persian kings were in most cases unable to read.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The book of records of the chronicles</span>. Compare <a href="/esther/2-23.htm">Esther 2:23</a>, where the title is given more briefly, as "the book of the chronicles." See also <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Esther 10:2</a>. The character of the book has been already explained (see comment on Esther 2:23). They were read. Either because the king could not read himself ('Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 4. p. 184), or because the sound of a man's voice might (it was thought) induce drowsiness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/6-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">That</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">night,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּלַּ֣יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(bal·lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sleep</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8142.htm">Strong's 8142: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sleep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">escaped</span><br /><span class="heb">נָדְדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḏə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5074.htm">Strong's 5074: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wave to and fro, to rove, flee, to drive away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so he ordered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֗אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the book</span><br /><span class="heb">סֵ֤פֶר</span> <span class="translit">(sê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of records,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(haz·ziḵ·rō·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2146.htm">Strong's 2146: </a> </span><span class="str2">Memorial, remembrance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chronicles,</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be brought in</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָבִ֞יא</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and read</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקְרָאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(niq·rā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/6-1.htm">OT History: Esther 6:1 On that night the king couldn't sleep (Est Esth. 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