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Esther 1. New International Version. Queen Vashti Deposed. 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[ a] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush[ b]: 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles

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Video for Esther 1: Esther is the last of the historical books of the Bible, so its main character is named Esther - that is, Venus, the morning star, which sheds its light after all the other stars have ceased to shine, and while the sun still delays rising. Thus, the deeds of Queen Esther cast a ray of light forward into Israel's history

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I'm SO excited to be doing this new Bible Study With Me series through the book of Esther! In this Esther chapter 1 Bible study video, we are covering the hi

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2. ( Esther 1:12) Queen Vashti refuses to appear before the drunken guests of the feast. But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command brought by his eunuchs; therefore the king was furious, and his anger burned within him. a. But Queen Vashti refused to come: Though Vashti was by no means a follower of the true God, she had enough

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New King James Version. The King Dethrones Queen Vashti. 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus[ a] (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan[ b] the [ c]citadel, 3 that in the third

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1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush : 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes

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Esther 1 of the Berean Standard Bible introduces us to the grandeur and power of King Xerxes, ruling from his citadel in Susa. The chapter vividly portrays his extravagant banquets, the splendor of his palace, and the royal mandate governing the conduct of his queen, Vashti. The narrative takes a dramatic turn with Queen Vashti's act of

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1 This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, a who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush. b 2 In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa. 3 In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and

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Esther 1:3-8 in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his princes and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence. (4) And he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days .

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Esther 1: Lessons from Xerxes' Reign on the Future Evils of the End Times. Introduction: In Esther 1, the Bible reveals King Xerxes' evil at the height of his power. There is no mention of God, His people, His laws, or His plan for mankind. Thus, many see this chapter as merely setting the stage for Esther's future candidacy to become the

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4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. 5 When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the king's palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa. 6 The garden had hangings of

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Esther 1. King James Version. 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) 2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

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Esther 1:1-22 Queen Vashti Deposed 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, 1:1 Hebrew Ahasuerus ; here and throughout Esther the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush 1:1 That is, the upper Nile region : 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 and in the third

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Commentary for Esther 1 . We find in this book, that even those Jews who were scattered in the province of the heathen, were taken care of, and were wonderfully preserved, when threatened with destruction. Though the name of God be not in this book, the finger of God is shown by minute events for the bringing about his people's deliverance.

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The King's Banquets - Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him, while he showed

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Esther 1. 1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel, 3 that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and

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Esther 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] The author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the Hebrew text would have been formed by the second century BCE. [2] Chapters 1 and 2 form the exposition of the book. [3]

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Verse 1. - In the days of Ahasuerus.Ahasuerus, in the original Akhashverosh, corresponds to Khshayarsha (the Persian name from which the Greeks formed their Xerxes) almost as closely as possible. The prosthelic a was a necessity of Hebrew articulation. The only unnecessary change was the substitution of v for y (vau for yod) in the penultimate syllable.. But this interchange is very common in Hebr

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Esther 1:1 In-Context. 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush : 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials.

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Esther 1:1. New International Version. Queen Vashti Deposed. 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[ a] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush[ b]: Read full chapter.

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fol. 7. F. \\INTRODUCTION TO ESTHER 1\\. This chapter relates, how that Ahasuerus, a great king of Persia, made a feast, first for the grandees of his kingdom, and then for his people, as his queen did for the women, Es 1:1-9, who being sent for by him, and she refusing to come, was, by the advice of one of his counsellors, divorced from him

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Esther chapter 1 1611 KJV (King James Version) 1 Now it came to passe in the dayes of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned from India, euen vnto Ethiopia, ouer an hundred, and seuen and twentie prouinces.). 2 That in those dayes, when the King Ahasuerus sate on the throne of his kingdome, which was in Shushan the palace:. 3 In the third yeere of his reigne, he made a feast vnto all his

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Esther 1. Easy-to-Read Version. Queen Vashti Disobeys the King. 1 This is what happened during the time when Xerxes[ a] was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. 2 King Xerxes ruled from his throne in the capital city of Susa. 3 In the third year of Xerxes' rule, he gave a party for his officers and leaders.