Esther 1:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version a Jewish man who lived in the city of Susa, a great gentleman, and among the first ones of the king's court, saw a dream. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was in Shushan or Susa [the capital of the Persian Empire] in the palace or castle, American Standard Version (1901) that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, Common English Bible At that time, Ahasuerus ruled the kingdom from his royal throne in the fortified part of Susa. |