Esther 1:4

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2. Esther 1:2

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

3. Esther 1:3

   In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

5. Esther 1:5

   And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;

6. Esther 1:6

   Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

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