Esther

How Esther begins

The first verses of Esther 1 in the King James Version.

1. Esth 1:1

   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. Esth 1:2

   That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

3. Esth 1:3

   In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

4. Esth 1:4

   When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.

5. Esth 1:5

   And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;

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Esther is book 17 of the 66 in the King James Bible, with 10 chapters and 167 verses in the public-domain text.