Esther 1:1 NAS/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| New American Standard (NAS) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Now it took place in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over provinces, | 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over %"127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: |
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