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


In Context

1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush :

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

3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.

4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.

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 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,

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,