Esther 10
English Standard Version
The Greatness of Mordecai
10 King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on (A)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, (B)to which the king advanced him, are they not written in (C)the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was (D)second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he (E)sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
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Esther 10
EasyEnglish Bible
Mordecai becomes powerful
10 King Xerxes caused everyone who lived in his kingdom to pay taxes. It included those who lived far away, on the coast of the sea.
2 Everything that King Xerxes did was written down in ‘The history book of the kings of Media and Persia’. The book tells about all the great things that King Xerxes did with his power and authority. It also tells how the king gave more authority to Mordecai, who became very great. 3 The Jewish man, Mordecai, was the most important Jew in the whole kingdom. Only King Xerxes himself had more authority than Mordecai. The other Jews respected Mordecai because he worked hard to help them. He made sure that all his people could live safely.
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Esther 10
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 with which the king had honored him,(D) have they not been written in the Book of the Historical Events of the Kings of Media and Persia?(E) 3 Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus.(F) He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives.(G) He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.(H)
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- 10:1 Or imposed forced labor on the land and the coasts of the sea
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