2 At that time King Ahasuerus was ruling from Susa the capital.
Esther 1:2 Cross References - ISV
2 Samuel 7:1
1 David Plans to Build the Temple
After the king had settled down in his palace and the LORD had given him respite from all of his surrounding enemies,
1 Kings 1:46
46 Solomon now sits on the royal throne.
Nehemiah 1:1
1 IntroductionIn this document, I, Hacaliah’s son Nehemiah, recount what occurred during the twentieth year of Artaxerxes.
BackgroundIn the month of Chislev, while I was in Shushan at the palace,
Esther 2:3
3 Let the king appoint officials in all the provinces of his kingdom to bring all the beautiful young virgins into the harem in Susa the capital. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women to give them their beauty treatments.
Esther 3:15
15 The couriers went out, urged on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in Susa the capital. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
Esther 4:16
16 “Go and gather all the Jewish people who are in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, night or day. Both I and my young women will also fast in the same way, and then I’ll go in to the king, even though it’s against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”
Esther 9:12-15
12 The king told Queen Esther, “In Susa the capital the Jewish people have killed and destroyed 500 people, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what’s your petition? It will be given to you. What’s your further request? It will be done.”
13 Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let it also be granted to the Jewish people in Susa to do tomorrow what the edict allowed them to do today, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged on poles.”
14 The king said, “Let this be done.” So an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman’s ten sons were hanged on poles. 15 The Jewish people in Susa assembled again on that day, the fourteenth of Adar, and they killed 300 people in Susa, but they did not lay their hands on the spoils.
13 Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let it also be granted to the Jewish people in Susa to do tomorrow what the edict allowed them to do today, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged on poles.”
14 The king said, “Let this be done.” So an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman’s ten sons were hanged on poles. 15 The Jewish people in Susa assembled again on that day, the fourteenth of Adar, and they killed 300 people in Susa, but they did not lay their hands on the spoils.
Daniel 4:4
4 Nebuchadnezzar’s DreamI, Nebuchadnezzar, was resting in my home and prospering in my palace.
Daniel 8:2
2 As I observed the vision, I looked around the citadel of Susa in Elam Province. While I watched, I found myself beside the Ulai Canal.