Esther 1:2
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2 in those days when King Ahasuerus (A)sat on his royal throne in (B)Susa, the capital,[a]
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- Esther 1:2 Or the fortified city
Esther 1:5
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5 And when these days were completed, the king gave for all the people present in Susa, the citadel, both great and small, a feast lasting for seven days in the court of (A)the garden of the king's palace.
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Esther 2:3
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3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in Susa the capital, under custody of (A)Hegai, the king's eunuch, who is in charge of the women. (B)Let their cosmetics be given to them.
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Esther 2:5
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5 Now there was a Jew in Susa the citadel whose name was (A)Mordecai, the son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,
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