Esther 9:29-10:3

English Standard Version

²⁹ Then Queen Esther, ^(A)the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming ^(B)this second letter about Purim. ³⁰ Letters were sent to all the Jews, ^(C)to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, ³¹ that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to ^(D)their fasts and their lamenting. ³² The command of Esther confirmed these practices of ^(E)Purim, and it was recorded in writing.

The Greatness of Mordecai

10 King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on ^(F)the coastlands of the sea. ² And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, ^(G)to which the king advanced him, are they not written in ^(H)the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? ³ For Mordecai the Jew was ^(I)second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he ^(J)sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.