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 who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a 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 unto 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 a 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 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,

The American King James 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,