Esther 2:18

2:18 Then the king prepared a large banquet for all his officials and his servants – it was actually Esther’s banquet. He also set aside a holiday for the provinces, and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense. ¹ 

Esther 9:4

9:4 Mordecai was of high rank ²  in the king’s palace, and word about him was spreading throughout all the provinces. His influence ³  continued to become greater and greater.

[2:18]  ¹ tc The LXX does not include the words “and he provided for offerings at the king’s expense.”

[9:4]  ² tn Heb “great”; NRSV “powerful”; NIV “prominent”; NCV “very important.”

[9:4]  ³ tn Heb “the man Mordecai” (so NASB, NRSV).