⁷ Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the officer in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, second to the king.

³ Mordecai the Jew was second^(A) in rank^(B) to King Xerxes,^(C) preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.^(D)

¹⁵ So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver,^(A) and Benjamin also. They hurried^(B) down to Egypt and presented themselves^(C) to Joseph.

¹² Take double the amount^(A) of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks.^(B) Perhaps it was a mistake.

⁴³ He had him ride in a chariot^(A) as his second-in-command,^[a](B) and people shouted before him, “Make way^[b]!”^(C) Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.^(D)