Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was famous among the Jews and highly esteemed by many of his relatives. He continued to pursue prosperity for his people and to speak for the well-being of all his descendants.
Pekah son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day #– #all brave men #– #because they had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors.
Then the Israelites took two hundred thousand captives from their brothers #– #women, sons, and daughters. They also took a great deal of plunder from them and brought it to Samaria.