2 in those days, when King Ahasuerus was on the throne in the city of Susa, (WEB) 3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for his friends, for people from the rest of the nations, for the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and for the chief of the local governors. (WEB) 4 After this—after he had shown them the wealth of his kingdom and the abundant glory of his wealth during one hundred eighty days— (WEB)
Greek Esther 1:2–4
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Esther 1:1–3
1 This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush. 2 In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa. 3 In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The…
1 Esdras 3:1–2
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Esther 1:8–10
8 By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired. 9 Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes. 10 On the seventh day, when the king’s hear…
Greek Esther 1:8–10
8 This banquet was not according to the appointed law, but as the king desired to have it. He charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company. (WEB) 9 Also Vashti the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where King Ahasuerus lived. (WEB) 10 Now on the… (WEB)
Daniel 5:1–2
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Esther 2:17–19
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Greek Daniel 5:1–2
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. (WEB) 2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in J… (WEB)
Greek Esther 8:11–13
11 In them, he charged them to use their own laws in every city, to help each other, and to treat their adversaries and those who attacked them as they pleased, (WEB) 12 on one day in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is Adar. (WEB) 13a … (WEB)
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