Esther 10:1

The Greatness of Mordecai

1 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores.

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Esther 10:1 in Other Translations

KJV

1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

ESV

1 King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.

NLT

1 King Xerxes imposed a tribute throughout his empire, even to the distant coastlands.

MSG

1 King Xerxes imposed taxes from one end of his empire to the other.

CSB

1 King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the land even to the farthest shores.

Esther 10:1 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 10:1

And the King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and upon
the isles of the sea.
] Which include all his dominions, both on the continent, and on the sea, the Aegean sea; though Aben Ezra thinks it regards such as were not under his government, but stood in fear of him, of whom he demanded tribute. If Ahasuerus was Xerxes, perhaps his exchequer might be drained by his wars with the Grecians, which put him upon this; though some understand this of his renewing the taxes and tribute, which he remitted upon his marriage with Esther, ( Esther 2:18 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Esther 10:1 In-Context

1 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores.

2 And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Media and Persia?

3 Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.

Cross References 1

1. Psalms 72:10; Psalms 97:1; Isaiah 24:15