1The greatness of Ahasuerus, and Mordecai's advancement under him.
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1And the king Ahasuerus 1laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the 2isles of the sea.
2And 1all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, 2whereunto the king aadvanced him, are they not written in 3the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3For Mordecai the Jew was1next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and 2accepted of the multitude of his brethren, 3seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.