Esther 10:1

Truly, king Artaxerxes made all the land, and all the islands of the sea, tributaries.

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In The King James Version

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

In Context

2And his strength and his authority, and the dignity and supremacy with which he exalted Mordecai, have been written in the books of the Medes and the Persians,

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Cross References

Esther 1:1In the days of Artaxerxes, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over one hundred twenty-seven provinces,

Psalms 72:10Therefore, my people will be converted here, and fullness of days will be found in them.

Isaiah 24:15Because of this, glorify the Lord in doctrine: the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.

Luke 2:1And it happened in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, so that the whole world would be enrolled.

Matthew Henry on Esther 10:1

This is but a part of a chapter; the rest of it, beginning at v. 4 , with six chapters more, being found only in the Greek, is rejected as apocryphal. In these three verses we have only some short hints, I. Concerning Ahasuerus in the throne, what a mighty prince he was, ver. 1, 2 . II. Concerning Mordecai his favourite, what a distinguished blessing he was to his people, ver. 2, 3 . Read the whole commentary →

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