On the night the King could not sleep, what did he order to be read to him?
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Correct answer: The Book of the Chronicles of his reign
King Ahasuerus suffered from insomnia and ordered the royal chronicles to be read. During this reading, he was reminded that Mordecai had saved his life but had never been rewarded.
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