Esther 1:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus,  who ruled 127 provinces  from India to Cush.

Cross References

Daniel 9:1

In the first year of Darius,  the son of Ahasuerus, a Mede by birth, who was made king over the Chaldean kingdom #– #

Esther 8:9

On the twenty-third day of the third month  #– #that is, the month Sivan #– #the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai  commanded for the Jews, to the satraps,  the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush.  The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language,  and to the Jews in their own script and language.

Daniel 6:1

Darius decided  to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, stationed throughout the realm,

Esther 9:30

He sent letters with assurances of peace and security  to all the Jews who were in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus,

Ezra 4:6

At the beginning of the reign of Ahasuerus,  the people who were already in the land  wrote an accusation against the residents of Judah and Jerusalem.

Isaiah 37:9

The king had heard concerning King Tirhakah of Cush,  ‘He has set out to fight against you.’ So when he heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Isaiah 18:1

Woe to the land of buzzing insect wings beyond the rivers of Cush,

Esther 2:3

Let the king appoint commissioners  in each province of his kingdom, so that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to the harem at the fortress of Susa.  Put them under the supervision of Hegai, the king’s eunuch,  keeper of the women,  and give them the required beauty treatments.

Esther 10:1

King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the land  even to the farthest shores.  ,

Daniel 11:2

Now I will tell you the truth. ‘Three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth will be far richer than the others. By the power he gains through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.