Esther 1:1-2
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Queen Vashti Disobeys the King
1 This is what happened during the time of King Xerxes. He was the king who ruled the 127 areas from India to Cush. 2 In those days King Xerxes ruled from his capital city of Susa.
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Esther 1:1-2
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Queen Vashti Deposed
1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[a](A) the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces(B) stretching from India to Cush[b]:(C) 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,(D)
Footnotes
- Esther 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther
- Esther 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region
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