Esther 10 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.

King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.

All of his powerful and impressive achievements, along with a full account of the high position to which the king elevated Mordecai — aren't they written in the official chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

Mordecai the Jew held the rank of second-in-command to King Ahasuerus. He was respected by all the Jewish people and loved by the great number of his relatives — because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all their descendants.