Esther 1:1 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 1 Now it came about in the days of* A·has·u·eʹrus,*+ that is, the A·has·u·eʹrus who was ruling as king from Inʹdi·a* to E·thi·oʹpi·a,* [over] a hundred and twenty-seven jurisdictional districts,*+ Daniel 5:28 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References 28 “PEʹRES, your kingdom has been divided* and given to the Medes and the Persians.”*+
1 Now it came about in the days of* A·has·u·eʹrus,*+ that is, the A·has·u·eʹrus who was ruling as king from Inʹdi·a* to E·thi·oʹpi·a,* [over] a hundred and twenty-seven jurisdictional districts,*+