Est 10 | HCSB | STEP | King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the land even to the farthest shores .

Esther 10

Mordecai’s Fame

1 King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the land ^a even to the farthest shores. ^{▼▼Or imposed forced labor on the land and the coasts of the sea
,} ^c 2 All of his powerful and magnificent accomplishments ^d and the detailed account of Mordecai’s great rank to which the king had honored him, ^e have they not been written in the Historical Records of the Kings of Media and Persia? ^f 3 Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, ^g famous among the Jews, and highly popular with many of his relatives. ^h He continued to seek good for his people and to speak for the welfare of all his descendants. ⁱ