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Esther 10:1
1Now King Ahasuerus imposed a tribute upon the entire land, even to the coastlands of the sea.
Esther 10:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
- New International Version (NIV)King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores.
- English Standard Version (ESV)King Ahasuerus imposed tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
Context of Esther 10:1
Now King Ahasuerus imposed a tribute upon the entire land, even to the coastlands of the sea. 2All the acts of his power and might, along with the full account of the greatness of Mordecai and the story of how the king promoted him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by the multitude of his people. He sought their good and spoke for the welfare of his descendants.
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וַיָּשֶׂם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֧וֹשׁ מַ֛ס עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Esther 10:1
- Esther 1:1This is what happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
- Esther 8:9So the king’s scribes were called at that time—on the 23rd day of the third month, the month of Sivan. It was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to all the Jews, as well as to the officials, governors and advisors of all the 127 provinces that stretch from India to Ethiopia. To each province it was written in its own script and in its own language, and also to the Jews in their own writing and language.
- Luke 2:1Now it happened in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the world’s inhabitants.
- Genesis 10:5From these the coastlands of the nations spread out in their lands, each one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
- Psalms 72:10May kings of Tarshish and the islands bring tribute, kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Isaiah 24:15‘Therefore glorify Adonai in the east, the Name of Adonai, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.
- Daniel 11:18Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and capture many. But a commander will put an end to his insolence and pay him back for his insolence.
Commentaries on Esther 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Laid a tribute upon the land - On the one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of which we have already heard. The isles of the sea - Probably the isles of the Aegean sea, which were conquered by Darius Hystaspes. Calmet supposes that this Hystaspes is the Ahasuerus of Esther.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A tribute - Perhaps an allusion to some fresh arrangement of the tribute likely to have followed on the return of Xerxes from Greece. Upon the isles of the sea - Cyprus, Aradus, the island of Tyre, Platea, etc., remained in the hands of the Persians after the victories of the Greeks, and may be the “isles” here intended.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Greatness 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2King Xerxes imposed heavy taxes on the provinces. These taxes funded the Persian government's high spending.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-31. Ahasuerus laid a tribute--This passage being an appendix to the history, and improperly separated from the preceding chapter, it might be that the occasion of levying this new impost arose out of the commotions raised by Haman's conspiracy. Neither the nature nor the amount of the tax has been recorded; only it was not a local tribute, but one exacted from all parts of his vast empire.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Esther 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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