¹⁰ But when ^(A)Sanballat the Horonite and ^(B)Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.

³ For Mordecai the Jew was ^(A)second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he ^(B)sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.