(In the Greek Esther, verses 1-6 that follow conclude the Prologue to Chapter 1; in the Hebrew Esther, they would be placed at verse 21 of Chapter 2.)
CHAPTER 12
1 Forsooth Mordecai dwelled that time in the hall of the king, with Bigthan or Gabatha and Teresh or Tharra, the honest servants and chaste [or geldings] of the king, that were porters of the palace.
2 And when he had understood the thoughts of them, and had before-seen full diligently their busynesses, he learned that they endeavoured them to set [or to put] their hands upon the king Ahasuerus, and he told of that thing to the king.
3 And when enquiring was had of ever either of them, the king commanded them, that acknowledged [or had confessed]their treason, to be led to the death.
4 And the king wrote in books that thing, that was done, and also Mordecai took mind of this thing to be written in letters./Forsooth the king wrote in books that, that was done, but also Mordecai betook the mind of the thing to letters.
5 And the king commanded Mordecai, that he should dwell in the hall of the palace, and he gave to him gifts for the telling.
6 Forsooth Haman, the son of Hammedatha, a Bougean, was most glorious before the king, and he would have annoyed Mordecai, and his people, for the twain [or two] honest and chaste servants of the king that were slain. Hitherto is the proem; those things, that pursue[or follow], were set[or put]in that place where it is written in the book, And they took away the goods, either the chattels of them; which things we found in the common translation.