Darius, Artaxerxes, and Ahasuerus in the BibleAnthony J. SaldariniEerdmans
Smith's Bible Dictionary - Ahasuerus Ahasuerus[N][E][H] (lion-king), the name of one Median and two Persian kings mentioned in the Old Testament. In (Daniel 9:1) Ahasuerus is said to be the father of Darius the Mede. [DARIUS] This first Ahasuerus is Cyaxares, the conqueror of Nin...
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. And
Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther: The Book of Esther is distinctive from the rest of the Hebrew Bible because even though its general theme is the danger faced by Jews living in a foreign country and ruled by gentiles, it takes the form of a "court romance" which features intrigue, suspen...
1Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces), 以斯帖记 1:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY) 1And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reign...
Now in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces), in those days,
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. 以斯拉记 4:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY) 6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inha...
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Esther 1:1 In-Context 1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the capital, 3 in the third year of his...
King James BibleFor this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not....
3 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. 2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so ...