King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of
the sea. And all the acts of his power and might, and the full
account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced
him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the
kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank
to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with
the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his
people and spoke peace to all his people.
