Esther 1:2

In 11 translations

BSB

In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

KJV

That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

WEB

in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace, in those days, when King Ahasuerus was on the throne in the city of Susa,

ASV

that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

LSV

in those days, at the sitting of King Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that [is] in Shushan the palace,

YLT

in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that [is] in Shushan the palace,

DBY

in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,

DRC

When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.

GNV

In those dayes when the King Ahashuerosh sate on his throne, which was in the palace of Shushan,

JPS

that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,

LXXE

in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Susa,

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WLC

בַּיָּמִ֖ים הָהֵ֑ם כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת ׀ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ עַ֚ל כִּסֵּ֣א מַלְכוּת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἐν αὐταῖς ταῖς ἡμέραις ὅτε ἐθρονίσθη βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει,

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• Nehemiah 1:1These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
• 2 Samuel 7:1After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
• Daniel 8:2And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
• 1 Kings 1:46Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
• Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is…
• Daniel 4:4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
• Esther 3:15The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
• Esther 9:12–15who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It…
• Esther 2:3and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in…

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