This is but a part of a chapter; the rest of it, beginning at Est. 10:4; with six chapters more, being found only in the Greek, is rejected as apocryphal. In these three verses we have only some short hints, I. Concerning Ahasuerus in the throne, what a mighty prince he was, Est. 10:1, 2. II. Concerning Mordecai his favourite, what a distinguished blessing he was to his people, Est. 10:2, 3.