Esther 9:6Open English Bible (US)
In Susa the capital the Jews killed five hundred people.
In Susa the capital the Jews killed five hundred people.
Esther 1:1
These events happened in the time of Ahasuerus, who ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia
Esther 1:2
from his royal throne in the fortified palace of Susa.
Esther 1:4
while for one hundred and eighty days he showed them the glorious riches of his kingdom and the costliness of his magnificent regalia.
Esther 1:5
When these days were ended, the king held a banquet for all the people who were present in the royal palace at Susa, high and low alike. It was a seven days’ feast in the enclosed garden of the royal palace.
Esther 2:3
and let the king appoint commissioners to all the provinces of his kingdom to gather them all to Susa the royal residence. Let them be brought into the women’s quarters under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who has charge of the women. Then give them what is needed to make them beautiful,