Bible Strands
Esther 10:1
Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Xerxes imposes a tax on the land and the islands across the sea at the conclusion of the Esther narrative.
The words — The Hebrew מַס (mas) literally means "tax" or "tribute," while אִיֵּי הַיָּם ('iyei ha-yam) translates to "the islands of the sea."
The thread — The geographic reach of this tribute parallels the distant shores in Psalm 72:10, the islands of the sea in Isaiah 24:15, and the maritime territories in Genesis 10:5.
Why it lands — The text records an administrative decree that establishes royal authority before noting the written chronicles of Mordecai’s promotion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 24:15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
- Psalms 72:10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Genesis 10:5 From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.
- Esther 1:1 This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
- Esther 8:9 At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
- Isaiah 11:11 On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Daniel 11:18 Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his reproach and will turn it back upon him.
- Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.