Esther 1
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Esther 1:1-4

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

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

3and 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.

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

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