Esther 10:1

And king Achashverosh imposed a tribute upon the land, and the isles of the sea.

Leeser Tanakh

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 all the acts of his strength and of his might, and the exposition of the greatness of Mordecai, wherewith the king made him great, behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.

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Cross References

Esther 1:1And it came to pass in the days of Achashverosh, of the same Achashverosh who reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces,

Psalms 72:10The kings of Tharshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Isaiah 24:15Therefore in the valleys honor ye the Lord; in the isles of the sea, the name of the Lord the God of Israel.

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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