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

New Living Translation
At that time Xerxes ruled his empire from his royal throne at the fortress of Susa.

English Standard Version
in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel,

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

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

New King James Version
in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel,

New American Standard Bible
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

NASB 1995
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

NASB 1977
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was in Susa the capital,

Legacy Standard Bible
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

Amplified Bible
in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa [the capital of the Persian Empire],

Christian Standard Bible
In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
In those days when King Akhshiresh was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, that was in Shushan the Palace.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the time when King Xerxes sat on the royal throne in the fortress of Susa,

International Standard Version
At that time King Ahasuerus was ruling from Susa the capital.

JPS Tanakh 1917
that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,

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

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

New American Bible
while he was occupying the royal throne in the royal precinct of Susa,

NET Bible
In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa the citadel,

New Revised Standard Version
In those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,

New Heart English Bible
that in those days, when the King Achshayarsh sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

Webster's Bible Translation
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

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

Young's Literal Translation
in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that is in Shushan the palace,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Xerxes' Royal Feast
1This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush. 2In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa. 3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.…

Cross References
1 Kings 1:46
Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.

Nehemiah 1:1
These 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,

Esther 2:3
and 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 charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.

Daniel 8:2
And 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.


Treasury of Scripture

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

sat.

2 Samuel 7:1
And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

1 Kings 1:46
And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

Daniel 4:4
I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:

Shushan.

Esther 2:3
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

Esther 3:15
The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

Esther 4:16
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

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Esther 1
1. Xerxes makes royal feasts.
10. Vashti, sent for, refuses to come.
13. Xerxes, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, and decrees men's sovereignty.














(2) Shushan.--Susa. Mentioned also in Nehemiah 1:1. It was the general abode of the Persian kings. (See Herod. vii. 6.)

Verse 2. - The throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan. Though the Persian court resided a part of the year at Ecbatana, and occasionally visited Persepolis and Babylon (Xen., 'Cyrop.,' 8:6, § 2; 'Anab.,' 3:5, § 15), yet Susa was decidedly the ordinary seat of government, and ranked as the capital of the empire (see Herod., 3:49; AEschyl., 'Pers.,' 11. 122, 123; Ctes., 'Exe. Pers.,' pessim, etc.). "Shushan the palace" is distinguished from Shushan the city (Esther 9:12-15), the one occupying a lofty but artificial eminence towards the west, while the other lay at the base of this mound, stretching out a considerable distance towards the east.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In those
הָהֵ֑ם (hā·hêm)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

days
בַּיָּמִ֖ים (bay·yā·mîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

King
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Xerxes
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 325: Ahasuerus -- king of Persia

sat
כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת ׀ (kə·še·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7675: Session, an abode, locality

on
עַ֚ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his royal
מַלְכוּת֔וֹ (mal·ḵū·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom

throne
כִּסֵּ֣א (kis·sê)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

in the citadel
הַבִּירָֽה׃ (hab·bî·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1002: A castle, palace

of Susa.
בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (bə·šū·šan)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7800: Susa -- residence of person kings


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