1 Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores. 2 And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
Esther 10:1–2
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Greek Esther 10:1–3
1 The king levied a tax upon his kingdom both by land and sea. (WEB) 2 As for his strength and valour, and the wealth and glory of his kingdom, behold, they are written in the book of the Persians and Medes for a memorial. (WEB) 3 Mordecai was viceroy to King Ahasuerus, and was… (WEB)
Esther 9:3–5
3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them. 4 For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces…
Greek Esther 12:3–5
3 Then the king examined the two eunuchs, and after that they had confessed it, they were strangled. (KJV) 4 And the king made a record of these things, and Mardocheus also wrote thereof. (KJV) 5 So the king commanded, Mardocheus to serve in the court, and for this he rewarded h… (KJV)
Esther 1:1–2
1 This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush. 2 In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
Ezra 4:19–21
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1 Maccabees 8:3–5
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Esther 9:19–21
19 This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another. 20 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the pro…
Esther 9:29–31
29 So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim. 30 And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes, 31 in…
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