[1] King Ahasu-e'rus laid tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the
sea. [2] And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of
the high honor of Mor'decai, to which the king advanced him, are they not
written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? [3]
For Mor'decai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasu-e'rus, and he was
great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brethren, for he
sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
