Esther 10 Geneva Bible (1599)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 And the King Ahashuerosh layd a tribute vpon the land, and vpon the yles of the sea.
1 King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
2 And all the actes of his power, and of his might, and the declaration of the dignitie of Mordecai, wherwith the King magnified him, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
2 Aren’t all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3 For Mordecai the Iewe was the second vnto King Ahashuerosh, and great among the Iewes, and accepted among the multitude of his brethren, who procured the wealth of his people, and spake peaceably to all his seede.
3 For Mordecai the Jew was next to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his descendants.
Cross references (3)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 24:15; Psalm 72:10; Isaiah 11:11; Genesis 10:5; Esther 1:1
- 2 Esther 8:15; Esther 9:4; Esther 2:23; Esther 6:1; Psalm 18:35
- 3 Nehemiah 2:10; Romans 14:18; Romans 10:1; Genesis 41:40; 2 Chronicles 28:7
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