Esther 1:2 meaning and explanation
In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
Esther 1:2, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator sets the scene for the whole book: Xerxes, the Persian king known in Greek sources as Xerxes I, is enthroned in the citadel of Susa, the empire's winter capital. The Hebrew name is Ahasuerus.
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