(GWT) Esther 10 : 1 King Xerxes levied a tax on the country and the islands of the sea.
(GWT) Esther 10 : 2 All his acts of power and might along with the whole account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are recorded in the history of the kings of the Medes and Persians.
(GWT) Esther 10 : 3 Mordecai the Jew was ranked second only to King Xerxes. He was greatly respected by, and popular with, all of the other Jews, since he provided for the good of his people and spoke for the welfare of his fellow Jews.