For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
Study Helps
Interpretation
The enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the former edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, they would not themselves have suffered.
Glossary
- Mordecai Tribe
- The son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin.