1: And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and
upon the isles of the sea. |
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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? |
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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. |