Now King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the ^acoastlands of the sea. 2 And all the ¹accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai ^ato which the king ²advanced him, are they not written in ^bthe Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was ^asecond only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, ^bone who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.

King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) imposed a tax on the land and on the ^acoastlands of the sea. 2 And all the accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai ^ato which the king had raised him, are they not written in ^bthe Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was ^asecond only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many fellow people, for ^bhe worked for the good of his people and spoke for the welfare and peace of his whole nation.