Esther 1:1

Here the Greek inserts Addition A: Mordecai's dream and the eunuchs' plot. Its units:

• A 1 — The date, and Mordecai's genealogy and tribe.
• A 2 — Mordecai introduced: a Jew in Susa, serving at court.
• A 3 — Mordecai among Nebuchadnezzar's Jerusalem captives.
• A 4 — The dream begins: cosmic tumult.
• A 5 — Two great dragons come forward, ready to fight.
• A 6 — At their voice, every nation musters for war against a righteous nation.
• A 7 — A day of darkness and affliction.
• A 8 — The righteous nation, in fear, prepares to perish.
• A 9 — They cry to God; a small spring becomes a great river.
• A 10 — Light and sunrise; the lowly are exalted, and devour the honored.
• A 11 — Mordecai wakes and ponders the dream's meaning all day.
• A 12 — Mordecai rests at court with the two eunuchs, Gabatha and Tharra.
• A 13 — He overhears their plot against the king and reports it.
• A 14 — The eunuchs are examined, confess, and are led away.
• A 15 — Both the king and Mordecai record the incident.
• A 16 — The king appoints Mordecai to court service and rewards him.
• A 17 — Haman, honored by the king, seeks revenge on Mordecai for the eunuchs' downfall.