Esther 10
New American Standard Bible 2020
Chapter overview
The book closes by noting the king’s power and Mordecai’s advancement to second in rank. Mordecai is respected among the Jews because he seeks the welfare of his people and speaks peace to the generations that follow.
MordecaiLeadershipPublic serviceWelfarePeace
1Now King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on the land and the coastlands of the sea.
2And every accomplishment of his authority and power, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai with which the king honored him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his entire nation.
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