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in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;

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Media

MEDIAme'-di-a (madhay; Achaem. Persian Mada; Media): Lay to the West and Southwest of the Caspian, and extended thence to the Zagrus Mountains on the West On the North in later times it was bounded by the rivers Araxes and Cyrus, which separated it from Armenia. Its eastern boundaries were formed by Hyrcania and the Great Salt Desert (now called the Kavir),... View Details

Persia

PERSIApur'-sha, (parats; Persia; in Assyrian Parsu, Parsua; in Achemenian Persian Parsa, modern Fars): In the Bible (2 Chronicles 36:20, 22, 23 Ezra 1:1, 8 Esther 1:3, 14, 18; Esther 10:2 Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 38:5 Daniel 8:20; Daniel 10:1; Daniel 11:2) this name denotes properly the modern province of Fars, not the whole Persian empire. The latter was by i... View Details

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American Standard Version in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;
King James Bible in In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;him:
Hebrew Greek English in the third year of his reign, reign he made gave a feast unto banquet for all his princes and his servants; attendants, the power army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces, his provinces being before him;in his presence.
New American Standard Bible 1995 in the third year of his reign, reign he made gave a feast unto banquet for all his princes and his servants; attendants, the power army officers of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces, his provinces being before him;in his presence.