2 in those days when King A·has·u·eʹrus was sitting on his royal throne in Shuʹshan*+ the citadel,*

15 The couriers went out quickly+ by order of the king; the law was issued in Shuʹshan*+ the citadel.* The king and Haʹman then sat down to drink, but the city of Shuʹshan* was in confusion.

2 I saw the vision, and as I watched I was in Shuʹshan*+ the citadel,* which is in the province* of Eʹlam;+ I viewed the vision, and I was next to the watercourse of Uʹlai.