Esther 10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Mordecai’s Fame
10 King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the land(A) even to the farthest shores.[a](B) 2 All of his powerful and magnificent accomplishments(C) and the detailed account of Mordecai’s great rank to which the king had honored him,(D) have they not been written in the Historical Records of the Kings of Media and Persia?(E) 3 Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus,(F) famous among the Jews, and highly popular with many of his relatives.(G) He continued to seek good for his people and to speak for the welfare of all his descendants.(H)
Footnotes
- Esther 10:1 Or imposed forced labor on the land and the coasts of the sea
Esther 10
International Standard Version
Other Things King Ahasuerus Did
10 King Ahasuerus imposed tribute[a] on the land and on the islands of the sea. 2 Now as to all the powerful and great deeds of Ahasuerus, along with an exact statement about the high position[b] of Mordecai to which the king promoted him, these things are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia, are they not? 3 Indeed, Mordecai the Jew was second in authority only[c] to King Ahasuerus and was a powerful official[d] among the Jewish people. Mordecai[e] was accepted favorably by his many kinsmen, and he sought the good of his countrymen and spoke out for the welfare of all his people.[f]
Footnotes
- Esther 10:1 I.e. a kind of tax
- Esther 10:2 Lit. greatness
- Esther 10:3 Lit. second to King
- Esther 10:3 Or great
- Esther 10:3 Lit. He
- Esther 10:3 Lit. seed
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