King James Version

What Does Esther 10:2 Mean?

And 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? advanced: Heb. made him great

Context

1

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

2

And 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? advanced: Heb. made him great

3

For 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.

4

Then Mardocheus said, God hath done these things.

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(2) **Power.**—The same word as that translated *authority* in Esther 9:29.

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

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