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Esther 1:1-3
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Esther 1:1-3
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Queen Vashti Disobeys the King
1 This is what happened during the time when Xerxes[a] was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. 2 King Xerxes ruled from his throne in the capital city of Susa.
3 In the third year of Xerxes’ rule, he gave a party for his officers and leaders. The army leaders and important leaders from all of Persia and Media were there.
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- Esther 1:1 Xerxes Hebrew, “Ahasuerus.” He was king of Persia about 485-465 B.C.
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