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Esther 10

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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 full account 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 good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

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Parallel translations · Esther 10:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

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

KJV · King James Version (1611)

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

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

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

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

And King Ahasuerus put a tax on the land and on the islands of the sea.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

And king Assuerus made all the land, and all the islands of the sea tributary.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

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

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Esther 10:1.

  • Daniel 11:18

    After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yea, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn upon him.

  • Esther 8:9

    Then were the king’s scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentiethday thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

  • Isaiah 24:15

    Wherefore glorify ye Jehovah in the east, even the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.

  • Luke 2:1

    Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.

  • Psalms 72:10

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

  • Genesis 10:5

    Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

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