Esther 1:2

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Related verses

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• Nehemiah 1:1
  These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
• 2 Samuel 7:1
  After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
• Daniel 8:2
  And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal.
• 1 Kings 1:46
  Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
• Esther 2:3
  …and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
• Daniel 4:4
  I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
• Esther 3:15
  The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
• Esther 4:16
  “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
• Esther 9:12–15
  …who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”

People

Ahasuerus: Persian Emperor (probably Xerxes I); husband of Esther

Places

Susa: Capital city of the Persian Empire

Glossary

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Book of Esther· Susa

Topics

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Medo-Persian Kingdom: Kings of Dwelt in Royal Palaces· Medo-Persian Kingdom: Shushan a Chief City of· Palace: At Shushan· Shushan (Susa): Capitol of the Medo-Persian Empire· Shushan (Susa): King's Palace At