Mordecai, second to the king
1King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea. 2All his acts of power and might, and the full account of Mordecai’s 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 to King Ahasuerus, great among the Jews and well regarded by the multitude of his brothers, seeking good for his people and speaking peace to all his kindred.
