Additions to Esther 10:3

3 Mordecai was second in rank only to King Xerxes himself. He was a great man in the empire and was honored by his fellow Jews. He was greatly loved, for he sought the welfare of his people.

Additions to Esther 10:3 In-Context

1 King Xerxes imposed taxes on the people of the coastal regions of his empire as well as on those of the interior.

2 His power and virtue, as well as the wealth and splendor of his empire, are recorded in the official records of the kings of Persia and Media.

3 Mordecai was second in rank only to King Xerxes himself. He was a great man in the empire and was honored by his fellow Jews. He was greatly loved, for he sought the welfare of his people.

4 Then Mordecai said, "God has caused all these things to happen!

5 And I am reminded of the dream I had about all of this. Every detail of the dream has come true: