1
The king instituted a toll on all the land and sea routes of his kingdom.
2
His strength and courage, wealth and fame, are all recorded for posterity in the official records of the Persian and Median kings.
3
Mordecai was second only to King Artaxerxes, and he was a great man in the kingdom. He was held in honor by all the Jews and loved by his whole nation for his conduct.
Footnotes 1
[a].
Or The king levied a tax on his kingdom by land and by sea.