- eunuchs:
- or, chamberlains, "On the seventhª day,ª when the heartª of the kingª was merry²¹ with wine,ª he commandedª° Mehuman,ª Biztha,ª Harbona,ª Bigtha,ª and Abagtha,ª Zethar,ª and Carcas,ª the sevenª chamberlainsª that servedª°¹ in the presenceª of Ahasuerusª the king,ª" {Est 1:10} + "Now when the turnª of Esther,ª the daughterª of Abihailª the uncleª of Mordecai,ª who¹ had takenª° her for his daughter,ª was comeª° to go inª° unto¹ the king,ª she requiredª° nothingª¹ but¹¹¹ what¹ Hegaiª the king'sª chamberlain,ª the keeperª° of the women,ª appointed.ª° And Estherª obtainedª°¹ favourª in the sightª of all¹ them that lookedª° upon her." {Est 2:15} + "In those¹ days,ª while Mordecaiª satª° in the king'sª gate,ª twoª of the king'sª chamberlains,ª Bigthanª and Teresh,ª of those which keptª°¹ the door,ª were wroth,ª° and soughtª° to layª° handª on the kingª Ahasuerus.ª" {Est 2:21} + "Andª Herodª wasª° highly displeasedª° with them of Tyreª andª Sidon:ª butª they cameª° with one accord²¹ toª him,ª and,ª having made²° Blastus² the king's² chamberlain²² their friend,ª°¹¹¹¹¹ desiredª° peace;ª because² theirª countryª was nourishedª° byª the¹ king'sª [country]." {Act 12:20}
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