But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought---he forgot all about him.

The part they read included the account of how Mordecai had uncovered a plot to assassinate the king---the plot made by Bigthana and Teresh, the two palace eunuchs who had guarded the king's rooms.

The king asked, "How have we honored and rewarded Mordecai for this?" His servants answered, "Nothing has been done for him."