Esther 1:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 1:1

The King Dethrones Queen Vashti

1 Now it came to pass in the days of ^aAhasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned ^bover one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, ^cfrom India to Ethiopia),

2 in those days when King Ahasuerus ^asat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in ^bShushan the citadel,

3 that in the third year of his reign he ^amade a feast for all his officials and servants—the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him—

4 when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.

5 And when these days were completed, the king made a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present in¹ Shushan the citadel, from great to small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace.

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Interlinear Bible for Esther 1:1:

Now it came to pass
hayah (#1961) in the days
yowm (#3117) of Ahasuerus,
'Achashverowsh (#325) (this
huw' (#1931) is Ahasuerus
'Achashverowsh (#325) which reigned,
malak (#4427) from India
min (#4480) even unto
`ad (#5704) Ethiopia,
Kuwsh (#3568) over a hundred
me'ah (#3967) and seven
sheba` (#7651) and twenty
`esriym (#6242) provinces:)
mdiynah (#4082)

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