Esther 10:2
What does Esther 10:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Esther 10:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Esther 10:2 means
Readers are pointed to the royal archives as public confirmation of both Ahasuerus’s prowess and the exaltation of Mordecai. It is not only a Jewish memory that preserves these things; they stand recorded among the “chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.” The wording stresses that the king himself advanced Mordecai, highlighting legitimate promotion rather than self-assertion. The scope—“all the acts of his power and of his might” and “the full account” of Mordecai’s greatness—implies that what this book summarized was part of a much larger imperial story. The verse underscores historicity, gravity, and God’s quiet providence recognized even in secular annals.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And all his acts of power and his great strength and the full story of the high place which the king gave Mordecai, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Media and Persia?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and 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?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And his strength and his empire, and the dignity and greatness wherewith he exalted Mardochai, are written in the books of the Medes, and of the Persians:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
Context
Coming after the notice of tribute, this verse continues to ground the narrative in the public life of the empire. It forms a bridge between imperial might (v. 1) and Mordecai’s personal influence and character (v. 3). By invoking the chronicles, the author invites a first-time reader to see these events as verifiable and consequential, not parochial. The final verse will then distill why Mordecai’s greatness mattered: he used his authority for the good and peace of his people. Thus, verse 2 prepares us to value the man behind the office.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 22:39
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 14:19
And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
- Esther 9:4
For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
- Esther 2:23
And when inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
- Daniel 2:48
Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
- 1 Kings 11:41
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?