Queen Vashti Deposed. 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, [] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush []: 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of …

1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) 2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

1 C'était du temps d'Assuérus, de cet Assuérus qui régnait depuis l'Inde jusqu'en Éthiopie sur cent vingt-sept provinces; 2 et le roi Assuérus était alors assis sur son trône royal à Suse, dans la capitale.

1 Aconteció en los días de Asuero, el Asuero que reinó desde la India hasta Etiopía sobre ciento veintisiete provincias, 2 que en aquellos días, cuando fue afirmado el rey Asuero sobre el trono de su reino, el cual estaba en Susa capital del reino, 3 en el tercer año de su reinado hizo banquete a todos sus príncipes y cortesanos ...

The King Dethrones Queen Vashti. 1 Now it came to pass in the days of () Ahasuerus [] (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned () over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, () from India to Ethiopia), 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus () sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in () Shushan [] the [] citadel, 3 that in the third year of …

The King's Banquets. 1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned () from India to Ethiopia over () 127 provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus () sat on his royal throne in () Susa, the citadel, 3 in the third year of his reign () he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of …

1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush :

1 This is what happened during the time when Xerxes was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. 2 King Xerxes ruled from his throne in the capital city of Susa. 3 In the third year of Xerxes’ rule, he gave a party for his officers and leaders.

Footnotes. Esther 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther; Esther 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region; Esther 2:6 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin; Esther 2:21 Hebrew Bigthan, a variant of Bigthana; Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.; Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons

Footnotes. Esther 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther; Esther 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region; Esther 2:6 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin; Esther 2:21 Hebrew Bigthan, a variant of Bigthana; Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.; Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons; Esther 5:14 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters