Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

Esther 1:2

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

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Susa,
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
in those days, when king Artaxerxes was on the throne in the city of Susa,
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace,
World English Bible

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