1King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the landa even to the farthest shores.ab2All of his powerful and magnificent accomplishmentsa and the detailed account of Mordecai’s great rank with which the king had honored him,b have they not been written in the Book of the Historical Events of the Kings of Media and Persia?c3Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus.a He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives.b He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.c
10:1 Orimposed forced labor on the land and the coasts of the sea 10:1 Est 1:1; 8:910:1 Is 11:11; 24:1510:2 Est 1:410:2 Est 8:1510:2 Est 2:23; 6:1–210:3 Gn 41:40–43; 2Ch 28:7; Est 8:15; Dn 5:710:3 Est 8:16–1710:3 Neh 2:10
