Esther 10:1

King Xerxes imposed taxes throughout the empire, even to its most distant shores.

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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

2All he accomplished through his power and strength, as well as the complete account of the high position to which the king promoted Mordecai, are written down in the Book of the Records of the kings of Media and Persia.

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Cross References

Esther 1:1This is an account of what happened during the time of King Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.

Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and the islands will bring him tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him with gifts.

Isaiah 24:15From the east they glorify the Lord; from the sea shores they praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Luke 2:1It was the time when Caesar Augustus issued a decree that there should be a census of everyone in the Roman Empire.

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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