Dual Panel1King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325> then imposed <07760> forced labor <04522> on <05921> the land <0776> and on the coastlands <0339> of the sea <03220>.
2Now all <03605> the actions <04639> carried out under his authority <08633> and his great achievements <01369>, along with an exact statement <06575> concerning the greatness <01420> of Mordecai <04782>, whom <0834> the king <04428> promoted <01431>, are they <01992> not <03808> written <03789> in <05921> the Book <05612> of the Chronicles <03117> <01697> of the Kings <04428> of Media <04074> and Persia <06539>?
3Mordecai <04782> the Jew <03064> was second <04932> only to King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325>. He was the highest-ranking <01419> Jew <03064>, and he was admired <07521> by his numerous <07230> relatives <0251>. He worked enthusiastically <01875> for the good <02896> of his people <05971> and was an advocate <01696> for the welfare <07965> of all <03605> his descendants <02233>.