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Esther 1:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther 1:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Vashti Angers the King
1 These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus,[a](A) who ruled 127 provinces(B) from India[b] to Cush.
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- Esther 1:1 = Xerxes; he reigned 486-465 b.c.
- Esther 1:1 = modern Pakistan
Esther 8:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther 8:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 On the twenty-third day of the third month(A) (that is, the month Sivan),[a] the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai(B) ordered for the Jews, to the satraps,(C) the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India[b] to Cush.(D) The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language,(E) and to the Jews in their own script and language.
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- Esther 8:9 = May–June
- Esther 8:9 = modern Pakistan
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