Esther 10:1

Modern

Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.

Traditional

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

Literal

And King Ahasuerus set tribute upon the land and the islands of the sea.

Latin

Rex vero Assuerus omnem terram et cunctas maris insulas fecit tributarias:

Hebrew

English

Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.

King Xerxes imposed heavy taxes on the provinces. These taxes funded the Persian government's high spending.

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.
Psalm 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
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.
Luke 2:1
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
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.
Esther 1:1
This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
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.
Genesis 10:5
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

Ahasuerus: Persian Emperor (probably Xerxes I); husband of Esther