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Esther 1:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Esther 1:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
King Ahasuerus Deposes Queen Vashti
1 This happened in the days of Ahasuerus, the same Ahasuerus who ruled over one hundred twenty-seven provinces from India to Cush.(A)
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Greek Esther 3:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Greek Esther 3:12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 So on the thirteenth day of the first month the king’s secretaries were summoned, and in accordance with Haman’s instructions they wrote in the name of King Artaxerxes to the magistrates and the governors in every province from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces in all, and to the governors of the nations, each in his own language.(A)
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