Esther 1:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.”
Read Esther 1:2 in the flow of Esther1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Esther1 to see the surrounding context.
“In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,”
King James Version · Public Domain“that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that <FI>is<Fi> in Shushan the palace,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Esther 1:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 7:1After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
- 1 Kings 1:46Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
- Nehemiah 1:1These 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 2:3and 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.
- Esther 2:5Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.
- Esther 3:15The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
- Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
- Esther 9:12who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
- Daniel 4:4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
- Daniel 8:2And 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.
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