Esther 1 1
This is an account of what happened during the time of King Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
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NLT Esther 1:1These events happened in the days of King Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces stretching from India to Ethiopia.
ASV Esther 1:1Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces),
NCV Esther 1:1This is what happened during the time of King Xerxes, the king who ruled the one hundred twenty-seven states from India to Cush.