Esther 10:1

And the King Ahashuerosh layd a tribute vpon the land, and vpon the yles of the sea.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 actes of his power, and of his might, and the declaration of the dignitie of Mordecai, wherwith the King magnified him, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?

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Cross References

Esther 1:1In the dayes of Ahashuerosh (this is Ahashuerosh that reigned, from India euen vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundreth, and seuen and twentie prouinces)

Psalms 72:10The Kings of Tarshish and of the yles shall bring presents: the Kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring giftes.

Isaiah 24:15Wherefore praise yee the Lord in the valleis, euen the Name of the Lord God of Israel, in the yles of the sea.

Luke 2:1And it came to passe in those dayes, that there came a decree from Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be taxed.

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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