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Esther 1:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
Esther 1:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 King Xerxes was ruling on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel.[a]
3 In the third year of his reign[b] he gave a banquet[c] for all his officials and administrators, for the leaders of the army of Persia and Media, and for the nobles and officials of the provinces. 4 He displayed the glory and splendor of the riches of his kingdom, the grandeur of his majesty, for many days (one hundred eighty days in all).
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- Esther 1:2 Or fortress. The term designates cities as royal cities of the Persian Empire, but at times it refers only to the palace complex of such a city.
- Esther 1:3 That is, 483 bc
- Esther 1:3 The word translated banquet refers more to drinking than to eating.
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