² All of his powerful and magnificent accomplishments^(A) and the detailed account of Mordecai’s great rank to which the king had honored him,^(B) have they not been written in the Historical Records of the Kings of Media and Persia?^{(C) 3} Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus,^(D) famous among the Jews, and highly popular with many of his relatives.^(E) He continued to seek good for his people and to speak for the welfare of all his descendants.^(F)

⁴⁸ Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.^(A)