Esther 1:3
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1:3in the third9 year of his reign he provided a banquet for all his officials and his servants. The army10 of Persia and Media11 was present,12 as well as the nobles and the officials of the provinces.
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- 9 The third year of Xerxes’ reign would be 483 b.c.
- 10 Due to the large numbers of people implied, some scholars suggest that the original text may have read “leaders of the army” (cf. “Persian and Median aristocracy”; “the army officers”; “the military leaders”). However, there is no textual evidence for this emendation, and the large numbers are not necessarily improbable.
- 11 Unlike the Book of Daniel, the usual order for this expression in Esther is “Persia and Media” (cf. vv. 14, 18, 19). In Daniel the order is “Media and Persia,” indicating a time in their history when Media was in the ascendancy.
- 12 The size of the banquet described here, the number of its invited guests, and the length of its duration, although certainly immense by any standard, are not without precedent in the ancient world. C. A. Moore documents a Persian banquet for 15,000 people and an Assyrian celebration with 69,574 guests (Esther [], ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and governors of the provinces were before him,
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces.
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NLTNew Living Translation
In the third year of his reign, he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. He invited all the military officers of Persia and Media as well as the princes and nobles of the provinces.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
he gave a banquet in the third year of his reign for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the nobles and officials of the provinces were in his presence
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KJV 1900King James Version
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:
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