וַיָּשֶׂם הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ מַס עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְאִיֵּי הַיָּם

King Ahashverosh imposed a tax on the land, and on the lands of the sea, as under his rule the kingdom of Persia reached the pinnacle of its greatness and power.

וְכָל מַעֲשֵׂה תָקְפּוֹ וּגְבוּרָתוֹ וּפָרָשַׁת גְּדֻלַּת מָרְדֳּכַי אֲשֶׁר גִּדְּלוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָס

All the details of the acts of his, Ahashverosh’s, authority, and his might, and the episode of the greatness of Mordekhai, that the king promoted him to the chief minister of the kingdom; are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? These historical matters are not relevant to this book; further descriptions may be found in the chronicles of the kings of Persia and Media. Similar statements directing the reader to the royal chronicles appear elsewhere in the Bible.

כִּי מָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי מִשְׁנֶה לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ וְגָדוֹל לַיְּהוּדִים וְרָצוּי לְרֹב אֶחָיו דֹּרֵשׁ טוֹב לְעַמּוֹ וְדֹבֵר שָׁלוֹם לְכָל־זַרְעוֹ

For Mordekhai the Jew had achieved the high status of a man who was viceroy to King Ahashverosh, and as such, he was also prominent as a great leader among the Jews, and accepted by most of his brethren. Mordekhai was a constant seeker of good for his people, as he tried to help the Jewish population with all the means at his disposal, and an unwavering spokesman of peace for all his descendants. All his children and grandchildren benefited from his position of greatness.