Verse List for EST 1:2

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OET (OET-RV) In those days, he ruled his empire from Shushan,[fn] city.

OET-LV In _the_days the_those just_as _sat the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh on the _throne _of his/its_kingdom which was_in_Shūshan the_citadel.

ULT in those days, as the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his royalty, which was in Susa the citadel:

UST At that time King Ahasuerus was ruling his empire from Susa, the capital city of Persia.

BSB & MSB In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

OEB from his royal throne in the fortified palace of Susa.

WEBBE & WMBB in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,

MSG ^(1-3)This is the story of something that happened in the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled from India to Ethiopia—127 provinces in all. King Xerxes ruled from his royal throne in the palace complex of Susa. In the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his officials and ministers. The military brass of Persia and Media were also there, along with the princes and governors of the provinces.

NET In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa the citadel,

LSV in those days, at the sitting of King Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that [is] in Shushan the palace,

FBV At the time King Xerxes was ruling from his royal throne at the fortress in Susa.[fn]

T4T He ruled the empire while he lived in the capital city, Susa.

LEB In those days as King Ahasuerus was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, which was in the citadel of Susa,

BBE That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,

Moff It was when king Xerxes had seated himself on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,

JPS that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,

ASV that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

DRA When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.

YLT in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that [is] in Shushan the palace,

Drby in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,

RV that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
(that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,)

SLT In those days, when king Ahasuerus sat upon the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,

Wbstr That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

KJB-1769 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
(That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,)

KJB-1611 That in those dayes, when the King Ahasuerus sate on the throne of his kingdome, which was in Shushan the palace:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps Euen in those dayes when the king Ahasuerus sate on his seate royall, which was in Susan the chiefe citie:
(Even in those days when the king Ahasuerus sat on his seat royall, which was in Susa the chief city:)

Gnva In those dayes when the King Ahashuerosh sate on his throne, which was in the palace of Shushan,
(In those days when the King Ahashuerosh sat on his throne, which was in the palace of Susa,)

Cvdl what tyme as he sat on his seate roiall in the castell of Susan
(what time as he sat on his seat roiall in the castle of Susa)

Wycl the citee Susa was the bigynnyng of his rewme.
(the city Susa was the beginning of his realm.)

Luth und da er auf seinem königlichen Stuhl saß zu Schloß Susan,
(and there he on/in/to his royal stool/chair sat to/for castle Susan,)

ClVg quando sedit in solio regni sui, Susan civitas regni ejus exordium fuit.[fn]
(when sat_down in/into/on throne of_the_kingdom self, Susan city of_the_kingdom his/her exordium it_was.)

UHB בַּ⁠יָּמִ֖ים הָ⁠הֵ֑ם כְּ⁠שֶׁ֣בֶת ׀ הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ עַ֚ל כִּסֵּ֣א מַלְכוּת֔⁠וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַ⁠בִּירָֽה׃ ‡

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