1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, also called Xerxes, who reigned from India to Ethiopia, over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces,
2 in those days, the palace where King Ahasuerus sat on the royal throne of his kingdom was in Susa.
3 In the third year of his reign, he prepared a feast for all his officials and his servants. So the army commanders of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials of the provinces were before him.
4 He unveiled the riches of his glorious kingdom and the costly luxury of his greatness for many days, one hundred and eighty days.
5 When these days were completed, the king prepared a seven-day feast for all the people present, from the greatest to the least, in the citadel of Susa. This feast was in the courtyard garden of the king’s palace