Charles Ellicott Commentary Esther 9:3

"And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king`s business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them." — Esther 9:3 (ASV)

Helped. — Literally, lifted up. The same Hebrew verb is rendered furthered (Ezra 8:36).