In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the cita
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
And in the vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa, in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside th
Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or da
who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s
and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into th
The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and