1 And the king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325} laid{H7760}{(H8799)} a tribute{H4522} upon the land{H776}, and upon the isles{H339} of the sea{H3220}.

2 And all the acts{H4639} of his power{H8633} and of his might{H1369}, and the declaration{H6575} of the greatness{H1420} of Mordecai{H4782}, whereunto the king{H4428} advanced{H1431}{(H8765)} him, are they not written{H3789}{(H8803)} in the book{H5612} of the chronicles{H1697}{H3117} of the kings{H4428} of Media{H4074} and Persia{H6539}?

3 For Mordecai{H4782} the Jew{H3064} was next{H4932} unto king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325}, and great{H1419} among the Jews{H3064}, and accepted{H7521}{(H8803)} of the multitude{H7230} of his brethren{H251}, seeking{H1875}{(H8802)} the wealth{H2896} of his people{H5971}, and speaking{H1696}{(H8802)} peace{H7965} to all his seed{H2233}.