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Esther 1:1-2

1 Queen Vashti Deposed
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,

Cross References for Esther 1:1-2

Ezra 4:6 - Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes, they lodg... Click to read the verse Ezra 4:6 Click to read the verse Ezra 4:6

Esther 8:9 - At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the mon... Click to read the verse Esther 8:9 Click to read the verse Esther 8:9

Esther 9:30 - And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes—words o... Click to read the verse Esther 9:30 Click to read the verse Esther 9:30

Nehemiah 1:3 - They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great troubl... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 1:3 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 1:3

Ezra 5:8 - The king should know that we went to the district of Judah, to the temple of the great God. The... Click to read the verse Ezra 5:8 Click to read the verse Ezra 5:8

Isaiah 37:9 - Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king of Egypt, was marching out to... Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:9 Click to read the verse Isaiah 37:9

Ezra 2:1 - The List of the Exiles Who Returned Now these are the people of the province who came up from t... Click to read the verse Ezra 2:1 Click to read the verse Ezra 2:1

Acts 23:34 - The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cil... Click to read the verse Acts 23:34 Click to read the verse Acts 23:34

Daniel 9:1 - Daniel’s Prayer In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made rul... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:1 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:1

Esther 4:3 - In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among... Click to read the verse Esther 4:3 Click to read the verse Esther 4:3

Daniel 6:1 - Daniel in the Den of Lions It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the king... Click to read the verse Daniel 6:1 Click to read the verse Daniel 6:1

Isaiah 18:1 - A Prophecy Against Cush Woe to the land of whirring wings along the rivers of Cush, Click to read the verse Isaiah 18:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 18:1

Esther 9:20 - Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of... Click to read the verse Esther 9:20 Click to read the verse Esther 9:20

Esther 10:1 - The Greatness of Mordecai King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant sho... Click to read the verse Esther 10:1 Click to read the verse Esther 10:1

Daniel 3:1 - The Image of Gold and the Fiery Furnace King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, ninety feet ... Click to read the verse Daniel 3:1 Click to read the verse Daniel 3:1