# Esther 2:5

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
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- Book: [Esther](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther)
- Chapter: [Esther 2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/2)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;