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The Wealth of King Ahasuerus

This is a record of[a] what happened during the reign[b] of Ahasuerus,[c] the Ahasuerus who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Cush.[d] At that time King Ahasuerus was ruling from[e] Susa the capital.[f]

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  1. Esther 1:1 The Heb. lacks a record of
  2. Esther 1:1 Lit. days
  3. Esther 1:1 Or possibly Xerxes, and so throughout the book
  4. Esther 1:1 I.e. the upper Nile region
  5. Esther 1:2 Lit. was sitting on his royal throne in
  6. Esther 1:2 Or Susa the fortress, and so throughout the book

Queen Vashti Deposed

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) At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,(D)

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  1. Esther 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus; here and throughout Esther
  2. Esther 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region