Esther 10:1

And the king Ahasuerus setteth a tribute on the land and the isles of the sea;

Young's Literal Translation

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 work of his strength, and his might, and the explanation of the greatness of Mordecai with which the king made him great, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of Media and Persia?

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Cross References

Esther 1:1And it cometh to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus — he [is] Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces —

Psalms 72:10Kings of Tarshish and of the isles send back a present. Kings of Sheba and Seba a reward bring near.

Isaiah 24:15Therefore in prosperity honour ye Jehovah, In isles of the sea, the name of Jehovah, God of Israel.

Luke 2:1And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world 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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