= Esther 10 * Please see [[nsv:license|License]] for Copyright notice and Licensing information. * [ [[Esther_9|Previous]] ] == Esther 10 1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 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? 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. == Notes == Cross Reference == Concordance == Commentary == Rashi ==== Verse 3 By most of his brethren. By not by all his brethren, this teaches us that part of the Sanhedrin separated from him because he became close to the monarchy and neglected his studies.1Maseches Megillah 16b and see Rashi there. Of all his descendants. This refers back to “of his people,” i.e., to all the seed of his people.