-An empire which extended from India to Ethiopia, comprising one-hundred and twenty-seven provinces
Esther 1:1; Daniel 6: 1
-Government of, restricted by constitutional limitations Esther 8:8; Daniel 6:8-12
-Municipal governments in, provided with dual governors Nehemiah 3:9, 12, 16-18
-The princes were advisors in matters of administration Daniel 6:1-7
-Status of women in; queen sat on the throne with the king Nehemiah 2:6
-Vashti was divorced for refusing to appear before the king\’s courtiers Esther 1 : 10-22; 2:4
-Israel captive in 2 Chronicles 36:20
-Captivity foretold Hosea 13:16
-Men of, in the Tyrian army Ezekiel 27: 10
-Rulers of Ahasuerus Esther 1:3
-Darius Daniel 5:31; 6; 9:1
-Artaxerxes I Ezra 4:7-24
-Artaxerxes II Ezra 7; Nehemiah 2; 5:14
-Cyrus 2 Chronicles 36:22, 23; Ezra 1; 3:7; 5:13, 4:3; 14, 17; 6:3; Isaiah 41:2, 3; 44:28; 45:1-4, 13; 46:11;
48:14, 15
-Princes of Esther 1:14
-System of justice Ezra 7:25
-Prophecies concerning Isaiah 13:17; 21:1-10; Jeremiah 49:34-39; 51:11-64; Ezekiel 32:24, 25; 38:5;
Daniel 2:31-45; 5:28; 7; 8; 11:1-4