Old Testament
Esther 10
Overview
In just three verses the book closes by noting the king's continued power and tribute, then turning the spotlight to Mordecai, now second only to the king. He is remembered as great among the Jews, working for the welfare of his people and speaking peace to all his descendants. The brief epilogue seals the story's reversal: the man Haman wanted to hang now stands in the place of highest honor.
1King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
2Aren’t all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his descendants.