| Esther 1:2
| When he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city Susan was the capital of his kingdom.
| Captial. Hebrew, "palace, (Protestants; Haydock) or castle," (Calmet) may also signify "a capital." (Montanus, etc.) --- Hystaspes founded this ancient royal city of Persia, (Pliny, [Natural History?] 6:27.) or he greatly embellished it. (Calmet) (Aelian, Anim. 13:18.) (Tirinus) --- He seems to have resided here almost constantly. The preceding kings (Calmet) spent the winter in this warm climate, and perhaps the spring. See 2 Esdras 1:1. They spent other parts of the year at Ecbatana and at Babylon. (Calmet)
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