Esther 1:2
“That in those dayes, when the King Ahasuerus sate on the throne of his kingdome, which was in Shushan the palace:”
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Esther 1:2 Context
1Now it came to passe in the dayes of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India, euen vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundred, and seuen and twentie prouinces.) 2That in those dayes, when the King Ahasuerus sate on the throne of his kingdome, which was in Shushan the palace: 3In the third yeere of his reigne, he made a feast vnto all his Princes, and his seruants, the power of Persia and Media, the Nobles and Princes of the prouinces being before him. 4When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdome, and the honour of his excellent maiestie, many dayes, euen an hundred and fourescore dayes.
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[That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,
- King James Version
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which {was} at the citadel in Susa,
- New American Standard Version (1995)