² in those days as King Ahasuerus ^(A)sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in ^(B)Susa,

³ in the third year of his reign ^(A)he gave a banquet for all his princes and attendants, the army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of his provinces being in his presence.

¹⁵ Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king ^(A)in royal robes of ^[a]blue and white, with a large crown of gold and ^(B)a garment of fine linen and purple; and ^(C)the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.