Shushan. —Susa. Mentioned also in Nehemiah 1:1. It was the usual residence of the Persian kings. (See Herodotus 7.6.)

That in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne
of his kingdom
Not only…

As pride rose in Ahasuerus's heart with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. This was vainglory. A dinner of herbs with quiet…