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Esther 10:1

Ahasuerus
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

2 And 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?

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.

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BSB
Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.
KJV
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
WEB
King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
ASV
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
DARBY
And king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land and the isles of the sea.
BLB
And King Ahasuerus set tribute upon the land and the islands of the sea.
ÅB
Kong Ahasverus la skatt på fastlandet og på øyene i havet.
OTB
Kong Ahasverus la skatt på landet og øyene i havet.
B1930
Kong Ahasverus la skatt på fastlandet og på øene i havet.

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  • Isaiah 24:15

    Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

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  • Psalms 72:10

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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  • Isaiah 11:11

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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  • Genesis 10:5

    By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

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  • Esther 1:1

    Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

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  • Esther 8:9

    Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

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  • Daniel 11:18

    After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.

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  • Luke 2:1

    And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

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