¹⁰ When Sanballat the Horonite^(A) and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to pursue the prosperity of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.^(B)

³ Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus.^(A) He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives.^(B) He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.^(C)