Bigthan & Teresh

Overview

• Testament: Old
• Role: Palace officials who plotted against King Ahasuerus
• Family: Not specified
• Key Books: Esther

Biography

Bigthan and Teresh were two of the king’s chamberlains who guarded the threshold. They became angry with Ahasuerus and planned to lay hands on him, but Mordecai learned of the plot and reported it through Esther.

The plot was investigated, confirmed, and the conspirators were hanged. Mordecai’s service was recorded but initially unrewarded, setting up the sleepless-night reversal of Esther 6.

Key Events

• Mordecai Discovers Plot - Mordecai reports their conspiracy
• Mordecai Honored - The forgotten report becomes the hinge of Haman’s humiliation

Relationships

• Mordecai - Discovered their plot
• Esther - Reported the plot in Mordecai’s name
• Ahasuerus - Target of their conspiracy

Important Verses

• Esther 2:21-23
• Esther 6:1-3

Cross-References

• Mentioned in: Esther

Notes

Their brief episode becomes one of the book’s key providential details: an unrewarded act becomes decisive at precisely the right moment.