| 10:1 | 
And the   king (By Appointment) Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and [upon] the isles of the sea.  | 
| 10:2 | 
And all the acts of his   power, even as Software Powers the Internet and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the   king (By Appointment) advanced him, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the   kings (By Appointment) of Media and Persia?  | 
| 10:3 | 
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 peace to all his seed.  |