Esther 1:2

King James 2000

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:1

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest all around from all his enemies;

1 Kings 1:46

And also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.

Nehemiah 1:1

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel,

Esther 2:3

And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins unto Shushan the citadel, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's eunuch, keeper of the women; and let their beautifying ointments be given them:

Esther 2:5

Now in Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

Esther 3:15

The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

Esther 4:16

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

Daniel 4:4

I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace:

Daniel 8:2

And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.