Bible Explorer · Event · c. 476 BC
While sitting at the King’s Gate in Susa, Mordecai discovers a conspiracy by two royal chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, to assassinate King Ahasuerus; Mordecai discloses the plot to Queen Esther, who warns the king in Mordecai’s name, and the event is recorded in the royal chronicles.
Date: c. 476 BC · Note: Vital turning point in Susa recorded in the chronicles that later precipitates Haman’s downfall.
Esther 2:21-23