The Book of

Esther 10

Esther, Mordecai, and deliverance · KJV

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¹And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

²And 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?

³For 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.

Esther 10:1–3

Esther 10:1

king

Plain meaning

A king or royal ruler.

KJV word as shown: king
Original Hebrew term: מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration: melekh

Hebrew definition

King or royal ruler. The surrounding account identifies the realm, people, and authority. Human royal usage and descriptions of God as king share rulership language but differ in their subjects. The title itself does not approve every king's conduct or establish the limits of his rule.

Meaning in this verse

In “And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea”, “king” expresses a king or royal ruler. The account follows the Persian court, the threat against the Jews, and deliverance. Reporting a royal order's authority does not make its unjust purpose morally right.

Dictionary forms are shown from the Hebrew and Aramaic text behind the KJV. Where English expresses a phrase or grammatical construction rather than one separate word, that is stated plainly. These definitions explain lexical meaning and contextual usage. Hebrew and Aramaic forms and morphology: Eep Talstra Centre for Bible and Computer, BHSA (CC BY-NC 4.0).

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Esther 10

Esther 10 · KJV