Verse 2
Esther 1:2
New King James Version
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That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which
was in Shushan the palace,
Original Language Text
hebrew
בַּ/יָּמִ֖ים הָ/הֵ֑ם כְּ/שֶׁ֣בֶת הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ עַ֚ל כִּסֵּ֣א מַלְכוּת֔/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַ/בִּירָֽה
English Translation
In those days, when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne, which was in Shushan the citadel.
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Chapter 1 Context
1
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this
is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto...
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That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which
was in Shushan t...
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In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of...
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When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days,...
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And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shu...
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Where were white, green, and blue,
hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver...
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And they gave
them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal...
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And the drinking
was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the...
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9
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women
in the royal house which
belonged to king Ahasuerus...
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10
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Ha...
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11
To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes h...
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12
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by
his chamberlains: therefore was th...
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Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so
was the king’s manner toward all t...
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14
And the next unto him
was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena,
and Memucan, the sev...
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What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandm...
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And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the ki...
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For
this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husban...
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Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have h...
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If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the la...
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And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it...
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And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
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For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing ther...
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