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Esther 1:1-3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Esther 1:1-3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
King Ahasuerus Deposes Queen Vashti
1 This happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the same Ahasuerus who ruled over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia.[a] 2 In those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 in the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his officials and ministers. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were present,
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- Esther 1:1 Or Nubia; Heb Cush
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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