Bigthan and Teresh

Bigthan and Teresh were two eunuchs in service of the Persian king Ahasuerus, according to the chapter 2 of the Book of Esther. According to the deuterocanonical/apocryphal additions to the Book of Esther available in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible, they were known as Gabatha and Tharra. Bigthan's name is also spelled "Bigtan" or "Bigthana". It is a Persian name which means "Gift of God".

Narrative

Mordecai rested in the courtyard one day and overheard these two eunuchs plotting to kill the king. He went on to inform the king through Esther, thus thwarting the plot. The two conspirators were apprehended and hung on the gallows, and Mordecai's service to the king was recorded in the royal chronicles.