Esther 1:2
Xerxes’ Royal Feast
1This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.2In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
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Berean Standard Bible
In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
American Standard Version (1901)
that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
Bible in Basic English
That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,
Free Bible Version
At the time King Xerxes was ruling from his royal throne at the fortress in Susa.
Geneva Bible 1599
In those dayes when the King Ahashuerosh sate on his throne, which was in the palace of Shushan,
King James (Authorized) Version
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
Translation for Translators
He ruled the empire while he lived in the capital city, Susa.
Unlocked Literal Bible
in those days King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the fortress of Susa.
Noah Webster Bible
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
World English Bible
in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,
Young's Literal Translation
in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that [is] in Shushan the palace,