And all the [a]accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai (A)to which the king [b]advanced him, are they not written in (B)the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the Jew was (C)second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor with his many kinsmen, (D)one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.

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  1. Esther 10:2 Lit doings
  2. Esther 10:2 Lit made him great

And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai,(A) whom the king had promoted,(B) are they not written in the book of the annals(C) of the kings of Media and Persia? Mordecai the Jew was second(D) in rank(E) to King Xerxes,(F) preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.(G)

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