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Esther 10

1 King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and on the islands of the sea.

2 All the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

3 For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his descendants.

Chapter Summary

Mordecai becomes second in rank to King Xerxes, working for the good and welfare of his people.

Book Summary

Esther is the account of a Jewish woman who becomes queen of Persia and risks her life to save her people from Haman's plot of annihilation. Though God is never named, His providence pervades the story, remembered in the feast of Purim.

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