Esther 10

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 10 of 10

1 And King Ahasuerus set a tax on the land and on the isles of the sea.

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Chapter Summary

1 Ahasuerus' greatness. 3 Mordecai's advancement.

Key Hebrew Words

מַ֛ס body of forced labourers H4522 · TWOT 1218
תָקְפּ power H8633 · TWOT 2542a
שָׁל֖וֹם completeness H7965 · TWOT 2401a
דֹּרֵ֥שׁ resort to H1875 · TWOT 455
טוֹב֙ welfare H2896 · TWOT 793c

People & Context

The King Sets a Tax

King Ahasuerus sets a tax on the land and the isles of the sea.

Mordecai's Greatness is Recorded

The acts of the king's might and the declaration of Mordecai's greatness are written in the chronicles of Media and Persia.

Mordecai Serves as Second-in-Command

Mordecai the Jew becomes second to King Ahasuerus, seeking the welfare of his people and speaking peace to all his seed.

Timeline

The King Sets a Tax

King Ahasuerus sets a tax on the land and the isles of the sea.

Esther 10:1
Mordecai's Greatness is Recorded

The acts of the king's might and the declaration of Mordecai's greatness are written in the chronicles of Media and Persia.

Esther 10:2
Mordecai Serves as Second-in-Command

Mordecai the Jew becomes second to King Ahasuerus, seeking the welfare of his people and speaking peace to all his seed.

Esther 10:3

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