Additions to Esther 1:1

1 In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardocheus the son of Jairus, the son of Semei, the son of Cisai, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream;

Additions to Esther 1:1 In-Context

1 In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardocheus the son of Jairus, the son of Semei, the son of Cisai, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream;

2 Who was a Jew, and dwelt in the city of Susa, a great man, being a servitor in the king's court.

3 He was also one of the captives, which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon carried from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Judea; and this was his dream:

4 Behold a noise of a tumult, with thunder, and earthquakes, and uproar in the land:

5 And, behold, two great dragons came forth ready to fight, and their cry was great.