Esther 10:3 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 10:3

For 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.

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ASV

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

KJV

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 peace to all his seed.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Mordecai ... was next unto king Ahasuerus - See Est 2:5 note. Artabanus (Est 1:14 note) was favorite toward the end of Xerxes’ reign, i. e. in his 20th and 21st years.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Viewed in this light, the providence of God is plainly traceable in all the steps that led to his unexpected advancement. This providential interposition is all the more remarkable, that, as in the analogous case of Joseph, it was displayed in making the ordinary and natural course of things lead to the most marvellous results.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֣י׀	ki	for	H3588 →
מָרְדֳּכַ֣י	ma.re.do.Khai	Mordecai	H4782 →
הַיְּהוּדִ֗י	hai.ye.hu.Di	the Jew	H3064 →
מִשְׁנֶה֙	mish.Neh	[was] second	H4932 →
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	la.Me.lekh	to the king	H4428 →
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ	'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh	Ahasuerus	H325 →
וְגָדוֹל֙	ve.ga.dOl	and [was] great	H1419 →
לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים	lai.ye.hu.Dim	to the Jews	H3064 →
וְרָצ֖וּי	ve.ra.Tzui	and was acceptable	H7521 →
לְרֹ֣ב	le.Ro	to [the] multitude of	H7230 →
אֶחָ֑יו	'e.Chav	brothers his	H251 →
דֹּרֵ֥שׁ	do.Resh	seeking	H1875 →
טוֹב֙	tOv	good	H2896 →
לְעַמּ֔וֹ	le.'a.Mo	for people his	H5971 →
וְדֹבֵ֥ר	ve.do.Ver	and speaking	H1696 →
שָׁל֖וֹם	sha.Lom	peace	H7965 →
לְכָל־	le.khol	to all	H3605 →
זַרְעֽוֹ׃	zar.'O	offspring his	H2233 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 14:18
For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 8:21
  For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
- 1 Peter 2:20
  How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
- 1 Peter 2:5
  you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Through
Romans 10:1
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 9:20–22
  To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win…
- John 5:34
  Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
- Romans 9:1–3
  I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
Through
Nehemiah 2:10
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
leads to
- Nehemiah 2:19
  But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the…
- Nehemiah 4:7
  When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,