1. That night the king couldn't sleep. So he ordered the official records of his rule to be brought in. He ordered someone to read them to him.
2. It was written there that Mordecai had uncovered the plans of Bigthana and Teresh against the king. They had been two of the king's officers who guarded the door of the royal palace. They had decided to kill King Xerxes.
3. "What great honor has Mordecai received for doing that?" the king asked. "Nothing has been done for him," his attendants answered.