During the time Mordecai was sitting next to the king’s gate, this happened: Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers that guarded the doorway, became angry at the king. They began to make plans to kill King Xerxes.
Haman left the king’s house that day very happy and in a good mood. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate, he became very angry at Mordecai. Haman was very mad at Mordecai because Mordecai didn’t show any respect when Haman walked by. Mordecai was not afraid of Haman, and that made Haman mad.
Daniel asked the king to make Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego important officials over the province of Babylon. And the king did as Daniel asked. And Daniel himself became one of the important people that stayed near the king.