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
The Message
10 1-2 King Xerxes imposed taxes from one end of his empire to the other. For the rest of it, King Xerxes’ extensive accomplishments, along with a detailed account of the brilliance of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, that’s all written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia.
3 Mordecai the Jew ranked second in command to King Xerxes. He was popular among the Jews and greatly respected by them. He worked hard for the good of his people; he cared for the peace and prosperity of his race.
Esther 10
King James Version
10 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
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