What specific plot did Mordecai overhear and foil while sitting at the King's gate?
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Correct answer: An assassination plot by two royal eunuchs
Mordecai discovered a conspiracy by Bigthan and Teresh, two of the King’s gatekeepers, to assassinate King Ahasuerus. He reported it to Esther, who told the King in Mordecai’s name.
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