Esther 10

Esther 10:1

Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.

Esther 10:1 · BSB

Esther 10:2

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?

Esther 10:2 · BSB

Media Media , which comprehended the modern Azerbijan and part of Irak , was a celebrated country of Asia , bounded on the north by the Caspian Sea and Armenia , west by Assyria , south by Susiana and Persia , and east by Hyrcania and Parthia , extending from 30 degrees to 37 degrees n lat. and 45 degrees to 53 degrees e long.

Persia Persia Proper , now Fars , was but a small province , being bounded on the north by Media , west by Susiana , south by the Persian Gulf , and east by Caramania , extending from 27 degrees to 33 degrees n lat. and 50 degrees to 55 degrees e long. But the Persian empire in its ancient state extended from the Hellespont to the Indus , above 2 ,800 miles , and from Pontus to the shores of Arabia , above 2 ,000 miles; comprehending a multitude of various nations.

Esther 10:3

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.

Esther 10:3 · BSB