15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown¹ and a robe of fine linen and purple, and ^zthe city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful.

3 For Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brothers, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.