Esther 1:2King James Version - American Editionthat in those days, when the king Ahasue´rus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, See the chapter |
and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: