Esther 1:2 Cross References

Esther 1:2

2: At that time he ruled his empire from his throne at the fortress of Susa.

These are the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In late autumn of the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign, I was at the fortress of Susa.

When the LORD had brought peace to the land and King David was settled in his palace,

This time I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River.

At the king's command, the decree went out by the swiftest messengers, and it was proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion.

he called for Queen Esther and said, "The Jews have killed five hundred people in the fortress of Susa alone and also Haman's ten sons. If they have done that here, what has happened in the rest of the provinces? But now, what more do you want? It will be granted to you; tell me and I will do it."
And Esther said, "If it please Your Majesty, give the Jews in Susa permission to do again tomorrow as they have done today, and have the bodies of Haman's ten sons hung from the gallows. "
So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. They also hung the bodies of Haman's ten sons from the gallows.
Then the Jews at Susa gathered together on March 8 and killed three hundred more people, though again they took no plunder.

"Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I am willing to die."

Let the king appoint agents in each province to bring these beautiful young women into the royal harem at Susa. Hegai, the eunuch in charge, will see that they are all given beauty treatments.

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