Est 10:1 | Clarke | STEP | Ahasuerus lays a tribute on his dominions, . Mordecai's advancement under him, . His character, . Verse 1 Laid a tribute upon the land - On the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of which we have already heard. The isles of the sea - Probably the isles of the Aegean sea, which were conquered by Darius Hystaspes. Calmet supposes that this Hystaspes is the Ahasuerus of Esther.

Esther 10:1

Introduction

Ahasuerus lays a tribute on his dominions, Est 10:1. Mordecai's advancement under him, Est 10:2. His character, Est 10:3.

Verse 1

Laid a tribute upon the land - On the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of which we have already heard.

The isles of the sea - Probably the isles of the Aegean sea, which were conquered by Darius Hystaspes. Calmet supposes that this Hystaspes is the Ahasuerus of Esther.