Book 17 of 66 · History

EstherChapter 10 · kingship and Ahasuerus

3 verses1 sections1 min readNarrative worldComplete KJV text

Esther 10 contains 3 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include kingship, Ahasuerus, and Mordecai.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Esther 10?

The chapter opens, “And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.” It closes in verse 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…” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes: kingshipAhasuerusMordecai
Passage: Esther 10:1–3
Reading time: About 1 minute · 93 words

Section-by-section outline

Esther 10 outline

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Verses 1–3
Kingship · Ahasuerus
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

King James Version · complete chapter

Esther 10 KJV

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.