Esther 2 · Verse 22

Esther 2:22

And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
Esther 2:22, King James Version

Esther 2:22 in other translations

BSBWhen Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.
WEBThis thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.
ASVAnd the thing became known to Mordecai, who showed it unto Esther the queen; and Esther told the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
YLTand the thing is known to Mordecai, and he declareth it to Esther the queen, and Esther speaketh to the king in the name of Mordecai,
DARBYAnd the thing became known to Mordecai, and he related it to Esther the queen, and Esther told it to the king in Mordecai's name.
BBEAnd Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.
WebsterAnd the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it to Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king of it in Mordecai's name.

What does Esther 2:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Was known to Mordecai - Josephus says that a Jew, named Barnabasus, overheard the plot, told it to Mordecai, Mordecai to Esther, and Esther to the king, in Mordecai's name; and he was registered as the discoverer.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 2:21-23

Good subjects must not conceal any bad design they know of against the prince, or the public peace. Mordecai was not rewarded at the time, but a remembrance was written. Thus, with respect to those who serve Christ, though their recompence is not till the resurrection of the just, yet an account is kept of their work of faith and labour of love, which God is not unrighteous to forget. The servant of God must be…

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Esther 2:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּוָּדַ֤עvai.yi.va.Da'and it was made knownH3045
הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe matterH1697
לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔יle.ma.re.do.Khaito MordecaiH4782
וַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.Gedand he toldH5046
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.Terto EstherH635
הַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.Kahthe queenH4436
וַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merand she spokeH559
אֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerEstherH635
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428
בְּשֵׁ֥םbe.Shemin [the] name ofH8034
מָרְדֳּכָֽי\׃ma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782

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Cross references for Esther 2:22

  • Esther 6:1-2

    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. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

  • Acts 23:12-22

    And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. …

  • Romans 11:33

    O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

  • Philippians 2:4

    Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:20

    Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the thing.
Ec 10:20; Ac 23:12-22
and Esther certified.
6:1,2; Ro 11:33
Mordecai's name.
Php 2:4

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Context

  • Esther 2:21

    In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

  • Esther 2:22

    And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.

  • Esther 2:23

    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.

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Esther 2:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas entendido que fué esto por Mardochêo, él lo denunció á la reina Esther, y Esther lo dijo al rey en nombre de Mardochêo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la chose vint à la connaissance de Mardochée, et il la rapporta à la reine Esther, et Esther la dit au roi au nom de Mardochée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Sache wurde dem Mordokai kund, und er berichtete es der Königin Esther; und Esther sagte es dem König im Namen Mordokais.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quod Mardochæum non latuit, statimque nuntiavit reginæ Esther: et illa regi ex nomine Mardochæi, qui ad se rem detulerat.