| NETBible | In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa 1 the citadel, 2 |
| NIV © |
At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, |
| NASB © |
in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa, |
| NLT © |
At that time he ruled his empire from his throne at the fortress of Susa. |
| MSG © |
King Xerxes ruled from his royal throne in the palace complex of Susa. |
| BBE © |
That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town, |
| NRSV © |
In those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, |
| NKJV © |
in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel, |
| KJV | [That] in those days <03117>_, when the king <04428> Ahasuerus <0325> sat <03427> (8800) on the throne <03678> of his kingdom <04438>_, which [was] in Shushan <07800> the palace <01002>_, |
| NASB © |
in those <1992> days <3117> as King <4428> Ahasuerus <325> sat <3427> on his royal <4438> throne <3678> which <834> was at the citadel <1002> in Susa ,<7800> |
| LXXM | en <1722> PREP autaiv <846> D-DPF taiv <3588> T-DPF hmeraiv <2250> N-DPF ote <3753> ADV eyronisyh {V-API-3S} o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM artaxerxhv {N-NSM} en <1722> PREP sousoiv {N-PRI} th <3588> T-DSF polei <4172> N-DSF |
| NET [draft] ITL | In those <01992> days <03117> , as King <04428> Ahasuerus <0325> sat <07675> on <05921> his royal <04438> throne <03678> in Susa <07800> the citadel ,<01002> |
| HEBREW | hrybh <01002> Nswsb <07800> rsa <0834> wtwklm <04438> aok <03678> le <05921> swrwsxa <0325> Klmh <04428> tbsk <07675> Mhh <01992> Mymyb (1:2) <03117> |
| NETBible | In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa 1 the citadel, 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “Shushan” (so KJV, ASV). Most recent English versions render this as “Susa.” 1 sn The city of Susa served as one of several capitals of Persia during this time; the other locations were Ecbatana, Babylon, and Persepolis. Partly due to the extreme heat of its summers, Susa was a place where Persian kings stayed mainly in the winter months. Strabo indicates that reptiles attempting to cross roads at midday died from the extreme heat (Geography 15.3.10-11). 2 tn The Hebrew word בִּירָה (birah) can refer to a castle or palace or temple. Here it seems to have in mind that fortified part of the city that might be called an acropolis or citadel. Cf. KJV “palace”; NAB “stronghold”; NASB “capital”; NLT “fortress.” |