Esther Chapter 1 verse 2 Holy Bible
that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
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That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,
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in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that `is' in Shushan the palace,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - The throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan. Though the Persian court resided a part of the year at Ecbatana, and occasionally visited Persepolis and Babylon (Xen., 'Cyrop.,' 8:6, § 2; 'Anab.,' 3:5, § 15), yet Susa was decidedly the ordinary seat of government, and ranked as the capital of the empire (see Herod., 3:49; AEschyl., 'Pers.,' 11. 122, 123; Ctes., 'Exe. Pers.,' pessim, etc.). "Shushan the palace" is distinguished from Shushan the city (Esther 9:12-15), the one occupying a lofty but artificial eminence towards the west, while the other lay at the base of this mound, stretching out a considerable distance towards the east.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) Shushan.--Susa. Mentioned also in Nehemiah 1:1. It was the general abode of the Persian kings. (See Herod. vii. 6.)