Esther 10:1
וַיָּשֶׂם הַמֶּלֶךְ אחשרש ׀ מַס עַל ־ הָאָרֶץ וְאִיֵּי הַיָּֽם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
In Context
Cross References
Esther 1:1וַיְהִי בִּימֵי אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הוּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ מֵהֹדּוּ וְעַד ־ כּוּשׁ שֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִים וּמֵאָה מְדִינָֽה ׃
Psalms 72:10מַלְכֵי תַרְשִׁישׁ וְאִיִּים מִנְחָה יָשִׁיבוּ מַלְכֵי שְׁבָא וּסְבָא אֶשְׁכָּר יַקְרִֽיבוּ ׃
Isaiah 24:15עַל ־ כֵּן בָּאֻרִים כַּבְּדוּ יְהוָה בְּאִיֵּי הַיָּם שֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃ ס
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 →