Verse Comparison: Esther 10:1
American Standard Version
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Amplified® Bible
KING AHASUERUS laid a tribute (tax) on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
Contemporary English Version
King Xerxes made everyone in his kingdom pay taxes, even those in lands across the sea.
Darby English Version
And king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land and the isles of the sea.
Good News Bible
King Xerxes imposed forced labor on the people of the coastal regions of his empire as well as on those of the interior.
King James Version
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
New American Standard Bible
Now King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
New International Version
King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores.
New King James Version
And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
Revised Standard Version
King Ahasu-e'rus laid tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king Ahasuerus setteth a tribute on the land and the isles of the sea;