Esther 1:2

in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the capital,
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King James Version

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

New International Version

At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa,

Catholic Public Domain Version

when he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city of Susa was the root of his kingdom