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Esther 1:2-4 New King James Version (NKJV)

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 servants—the powers of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the princes of the provinces being before him—

4. when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the splendor of his excellent majesty for many days, one hundred and eighty days in all.

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