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Esther 10

1 King Ahasuerus imposed tribute ^a on the land and on the islands of the sea.

2 Now as to all the powerful and great deeds of Ahasuerus, along with an exact statement about the high position ^b of Mordecai to which the king promoted him, these things are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia, are they not?

3 Indeed, Mordecai the Jew was second in authority only ^c to King Ahasuerus and was a powerful official ^d among the Jewish people. Mordecai ^e was accepted favorably by his many kinsmen, and he sought the good of his countrymen and spoke out for the welfare of all his people. ^f