Youngs Literal Translation

Esther 10

1 And the king Ahasuerus setteth a tribute on the land and the isles of the sea;

2 and all the work of his strength, and his might, and the explanation of the greatness of Mordecai with which the king made him great, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of Media and Persia?

3 For Mordecai the Jew [is] second to king Ahasuerus, and a great man of the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

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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