The Greatness of Mordecai

10 King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on (A)the coastlands of the sea. 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? 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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Title

10 King Ahasuerus imposed forced labor on the land and islands of the sea. All the work of his authority and his powerful deeds,[a] and the full accounting of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written on the scroll of the chronicles[b] of the kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the Jew was second-in-command to King Ahasuerus. He was great for the Jews and popular with many of his brothers, for he sought good for his people, interceding for the welfare of all his descendants.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 10:2 Literally “power”
  2. Esther 10:2 Literally “the events of the days”
  3. Esther 10:3 Literally “spoke peace for all his offspring”