1 King|strong="H4428" Ahasuerus imposed a|strong="H3068" tribute|strong="H4522" on|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" land and|strong="H4428" the|strong="H5921" coasts.
2 All|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" acts|strong="H1697" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H3605" power|strong="H1369" and|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H3605" might|strong="H1369", and|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" full|strong="H3117" account|strong="H5921" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" greatness|strong="H1420" of|strong="H4428" Mordecai|strong="H4782" to|strong="H5921" which|strong="H1992" the|strong="H3605" king|strong="H4428" advanced|strong="H1431" him|strong="H5921", are|strong="H3117" they|strong="H1992" not|strong="H3808" recorded|strong="H3789" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" book|strong="H5612" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" chronicles|strong="H1697" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3605" kings|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Media|strong="H4074" and|strong="H4428" Persia|strong="H6539"?
3 For|strong="H3588" Mordecai|strong="H4782" the|strong="H3605" Jew|strong="H3064" was|strong="H4428" next|strong="H4932" in|strong="H4428" rank|strong="H4932" to|strong="H1696" King|strong="H4428" Ahasuerus, and|strong="H4428" great|strong="H1419" among|strong="H5971" the|strong="H3605" Jews|strong="H3064", and|strong="H4428" loved by|strong="H3605" them|strong="H3588" all|strong="H3605". He|strong="H3588" sought|strong="H1875" the|strong="H3605" good|strong="H2896" of|strong="H4428" his|strong="H3605" people|strong="H5971" and|strong="H4428" promoted the|strong="H3605" welfare|strong="H7965" of|strong="H4428" their|strong="H3605" descendants|strong="H2233".