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1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[ a] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush[ b]: 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.
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Esther Made Queen - Later when King Xerxes’ fury had...
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1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[ a] the...
- Esther 2
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.
- This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush
- At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,
- 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.
- For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.
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 Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide. Learn More About New International Version. IntroThe book of Esther explains why Jews in the Persian period began celebrating a new festival called Purim.
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