Esther 1:1

Queen Vashti Deposed

1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[a] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush[b] :

Esther 1:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
ESV
1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over provinces,
NLT
1 These events happened in the days of King Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia.
MSG
1 This is the story of something that happened in the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled from India to Ethiopia - 127 provinces in all.
CSB
1 These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus,who ruled 127 provinces from India to Cush.

Esther 1:1 In-Context

1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush :
2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,
3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.
4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.
5 When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the king’s palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Ezra 4:6; Daniel 9:1
  • 2. Esther 9:30; Daniel 3:2; Daniel 6:1
  • 3. Esther 8:9

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Hebrew "Ahasuerus" ; here and throughout Esther
  • [b]. That is, the upper Nile region
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