2That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,


In Context

1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even to 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,

3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

4 When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.

Esther 1:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:2[That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:2At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:2When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:2that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:2that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2that in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:2in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that is in Shushan the palace,