Esther 10 (KJV)
Esther 10 in the King James Version, with Matthew Henry's commentary.
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The text, King James Version
- 1And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
- 2And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
- 3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
Summary of the chapter
From Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.
Greatness of Ahasuerus--Mordecai's advancement. --Many instances of the grandeur of Ahasuerus might have been given: these were written in the Persian chronicles, which are long since lost, while the sacred writings will live till time shall be no more. The concerns of the despised worshippers of the Lord are deemed more important by the Holy Spirit, than the exploits of the most illustrious monarch on earth. Mordecai was truly great, and his greatness gave him opportunities of doing the more…