- Shushan:
- "And let the kingª appointª° officersª in all¹ the provincesª of his kingdom,ª that they may gather togetherª°¹ all¹ the fairªª youngª virginsª unto¹ Shushanª the palace,ª to¹ the houseª of the women,ª unto¹ the custodyª of Hegeª the king'sª chamberlain,ª keeperª° of the women;ª and let their things for purificationª be givenª° [them]:" {Est 2:3} + "The postsª° went out,ª° being hastenedª° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª° to drink;ª° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª°" {Est 3:15} + "Go,²°¹ gather togetherª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that are presentª° in Shushan,ª and fastª° ye for¹ me, and neither¹ eatª° nor¹ drinkª° threeª days,ª nightª or day:ª I¹ also¹ and my maidensª will fastª° likewise;¹ and soª will I go²° in¹ unto¹ the king,ª which¹ [is] not¹ according to the law:ª and if¹ I perish,ª° I perish.ª°" {Est 4:16} + "And the kingª saidª° unto Estherª the queen,ª The Jewsª have slainª° and destroyedª° fiveª hundredª menª in Shushanª the palace,ª and the tenª sonsª of Haman;ª what¹ have they doneª° in the restª of the king'sª provinces?ª now what¹ [is] thy petition?ª and it shall be grantedª° thee: or what¹ [is] thy requestª further?ª and it shall be done.ª° ... For the Jewsª that¹ [were] in Shushanª gathered themselves togetherª° on the fourteenthªª dayª also¹ of the monthª Adar,ª and slewª° threeª hundredª menª at Shushan;ª but on the preyª they laidª° not¹¹ their hand.ª" {Est 9:12-15} + "The wordsª of Nehemiahª the sonª of Hachaliah.ª And it came to pass¹ in the monthª Chisleu,ª in the twentiethª year,ª as I¹ was¹ in Shushanª the palace,ª" {Neh 1:1} + "And I sawª° in a vision;ª and it came to pass,¹ when I saw,ª° that I¹ [was] at Shushanª [in] the palace,ª which¹ [is] in the provinceª of Elam;ª and I sawª° in a vision,ª and I¹ was¹ by¹ the riverª of Ulai.ª" {Dan 8:2}
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