Esther 1:2

Staten Vertaling

In die dagen, als de koning Ahasveros op den troon zijns koninkrijks zat, die op den burg Susan was;

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
en toen hij op zijn koninklijken troon zat op den burg Susan,

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
in dien tijd, toen koning Ahasweros op zijn koninklijken troon in den burg Sjusjan zat,

Bible Verse Review
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sat: 2 Samuel 7:1, 1 Kings 1:46, Daniel 4:4

Shushan: Esther 2:3, Esther 3:15, Esther 4:16, Esther 9:12-15, Nehemiah 1:1, Daniel 8:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 1:1 - General Ezra 4:9 - Susanchites Esther 2:5 - Shushan Esther 8:14 - Shushan Matthew 14:6 - birthday

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom,.... Not only was placed upon it, but settled in it; after Xerxes had subdued Egypt, in the second year of his reign e, and enjoyed great peace and tranquillity:

which was in Shushan the palace; that is, the throne of his kingdom was in Shushan, the royal city of the kings of Persia; of which

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e Herodot. ib. (Thalia, sive, l. 3.) c. 7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Esther 1:2. Sat on the throne of his kingdom — Having subdued all his enemies, and brought universal peace to his empire. See the commencement of the introduction.

Shushan the palace — The ancient city of Susa, now called [Persian] Shuster by the Persians. This, with Ecbatana and Babylon, was a residence of the Persian kings. The word הבירה habbirah, which we render the palace, should be rendered the city, ενσουσοιςτηπολει, as in the Septuagint.