Esther 6:1
Esther 6:1-2 The Message (MSG)
That night the king couldn’t sleep. He ordered the record book, the day-by-day journal of events, to be brought and read to him. They came across the story there about the time that Mordecai had exposed the plot of Bigthana and Teresh—the two royal eunuchs who guarded the entrance and who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Esther 6:1 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Esther 6:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
Esther 6:1 New Century Version (NCV)
That same night the king could not sleep. So he gave an order for the daily court record to be brought in and read to him.
Esther 6:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Esther 6:1 New International Version (NIV)
That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
Esther 6:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
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.
Esther 6:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
On that night the king could not sleep; so he ordered that the book of records and memorable deeds, the chronicles, be brought, and they were read before the king.