Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land , even to its farthest shores ....
And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments , together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him , are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles - ... of the Kings of Media and Persia ?
For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes , preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen , seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.