Esther 1:2 Parallel: 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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Modern Translations

New International Version
At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,

New Living Translation
At that time Xerxes ruled his empire from his royal throne at the fortress of Susa.

English Standard Version
in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel,

Berean Study Bible
In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.

New American Standard Bible
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

NASB 1995
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,

NASB 1977
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was in Susa the capital,

Amplified Bible
in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa [the capital of the Persian Empire],

Christian Standard Bible
In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
At the time when King Xerxes sat on the royal throne in the fortress of Susa,

International Standard Version
At that time King Ahasuerus was ruling from Susa the capital.

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

Classic Translations

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

New King James Version
in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel,

King James 2000 Bible
That in those days, when king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel,

New Heart English Bible
that in those days, when the King Achshayarsh sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

World English Bible
that in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

American King James Version
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

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

A Faithful Version
In those days, when King Ahasuerus sat upon the throne of his kingdom in Shushan the palace,

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

Early Modern

Geneva Bible of 1587
In those dayes when the King Ahashuerosh sate on his throne, which was in the palace of Shushan,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Euen in those dayes when the king Ahasuerus sate on his seate royall, which was in Susan the chiefe citie:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
what tyme as he sat on his seate roiall in the castell of Susan

Literal Translations

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

Young's Literal Translation
in those days, at the sitting of the king Ahasuerus on the throne of his kingdom, that is in Shushan the palace,

Smith's Literal Translation
In those days, when king Ahasuerus sat upon the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress,

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.

Catholic Public Domain Version
when he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city of Susa was the root of his kingdom.

Translations from Aramaic

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In those days when King Akhshiresh was sitting on the throne of his kingdom, that was in Shushan the Palace.

Lamsa Bible
In the days when King Akhshirash sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the castle,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Susa,