Nehemiah 1:1

Nehemiah Prays for the Sons of Israel

The words of ^aNehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
Now it happened in ^bthe month Chislev, ^cin the twentieth year—and I was in ^dSusa the ¹capitol—

Esther 1:2-5

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2 in those days as King Ahasuerus ^asat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in ^bSusa, 3 in the third year of his reign, ^ahe held a feast for all his princes and servants, the military officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence, 4 ¹while he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days.
5 And when these days were fulfilled, the king held a feast lasting seven days for all the people who were present at the citadel in Susa, from the greatest to the least, in the court of ^athe garden of the king’s palace.