1Now King<4428> Ahasuerus<325> laid<7760> a tribute<4522> on the land<776> and on the coastlands<339> of the sea<3220>.
2And all<3605> the accomplishments<4639> of his authority<8633> and strength<1369>, and the full<6575> account<6575> of the greatness<1420> of Mordecai<4782> to which<834> the king<4428> advanced<1431> him, are they not written<3789> in the Book<5612> of the Chronicles<1697><3117> of the Kings<4428> of Media<4074> and Persia<6539>?
3For Mordecai<4782> the Jew<3064> was second<4932> only to King<4428> Ahasuerus<325>, and great<1419> among the Jews<3064> and in favor<7521> with his many<7230> kinsmen<251>, one who sought<1875> the good<2896> of his people<5971> and one who spoke<1696> for the welfare<7965> of his whole<3605> nation<2233>.