Esther 10:2

Mordecai’s Advancement

1 And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on ^athe islands of the sea.

2 Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, ^ato which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the ^bchronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

3 For Mordecai the Jew was ^asecond to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, ^bseeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his¹ countrymen.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Esther 10:2

Power and ... might - In the later years of Xerxes his "power and might" were chiefly shown in the erection of magnificent buildings, more especially at Persepolis. He abstained from military expeditions.

Kings of Media and Persia - Media takes precedence of Persia because the kingdom of Media had preceded that of Persia, and in the "book of the Chronicles" its history came first.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Esther 10:2:**

Ezra 4:15
Esther 9:32
Isaiah 13:17
Daniel 7:28

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