1Then King Ahasuerus imposed forced labor on the land and on the islands of the sea.
2And all his acts of power and might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king had advanced him — are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
3For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and favored by the multitude of his brothers — seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his offspring.
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Mordecai Second to the King
thematicEsther 6:1— The 'Book of the Chronicles' of the Persian kings, invoked here as a record source, is the same royal chronicle read to Ahasuerus that reminded him of Mordecai's earlier deed.
thematicGenesis 41:40— Mordecai's rise to be second to the king closely parallels Joseph's elevation as second-in-command in Egypt, both Jews advanced in a foreign court to save their people.