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Atomic Bible
Esther 10:2
And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
from Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai, Esther 10:1-3
What it says

The full account of the king's acts of power and of the greatness to which he raised Mordecai is said to be written in the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.

What it is doing

This verse places Mordecai's exaltation in the official memory of the empire.

In context

1Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores. 2And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised 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 Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.