Esther 1
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Esther 1:1-3

1This is what happenedH1961 in the daysH3117 of XerxesH325H1931,1 who reigned overH4427 127H7651H6242H3967 provincesH4082 from IndiaH1912 toH5704 CushH3568.2 2In thoseH1992 daysH3117 KingH4428 XerxesH325 satH3427 onH5921 his royalH4438 throneH3678 in the citadelH1002 of SusaH7800.

3In the thirdH7969 yearH8141 of his reignH4427, Xerxes heldH6213 a feastH4960 for allH3605 his officialsH8269 and servantsH5650. The military leadersH2428 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074 were there, along with the noblesH6579 and princesH8269 of the provincesH4082.

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  1. 1. Esther 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region ↩

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