Translations
Modern
At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
Traditional
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
Literal
And in the fullness of these days, the king made for all the people, the ones found in Susa the citadel, from great even to small, a feast for seven days in the court of the garden of the palace of the king.
Latin
Cumque implerentur dies convivii, invitavit omnem populum, qui inventus est in Susan, a maximo usque ad minimum: et jussit septem diebus convivium præparari in vestibulo horti, et nemoris quod regio cultu et manu consitum erat.
Original
Hebrew
English
At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
Notes
A second, shorter banquet let people from all social levels, from the highest to the lowest, see the king's great wealth. Due to the large crowd, this ongoing open-house event took place outside in the paved courtyard of the palace garden.
Theme notes and profiles
Places
Susa: Capital city of the Persian Empire
Glossary
Topics
Entertainments: Often Given in The Court of the House Feasts: Given by Kings House: Architecture of Courts Houses: The Courts of, Large and Used As Apartments Medo-Persian Kingdom: Kings of Entertained Magnificently Palaces of Kings: Called the King's Palace Palaces of Kings: Surrounded with Gardens Seven: Days: The Feast of Ahasuerus Continued For Shushan (Susa): King's Palace At