Esther 1:1

This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush:
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King James Version

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

English Standard Version

Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,

Catholic Public Domain Version

In the days of Artaxerxes, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over one hundred twenty-seven provinces