Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version and were closest to the king—Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom. New Living Translation The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan—seven nobles of Persia and Media. They met with the king regularly and held the highest positions in the empire. English Standard Version the men next to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom): Berean Study Bible His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom. King James Bible And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) New King James Version those closest to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who had access to the king’s presence, and who ranked highest in the kingdom): New American Standard Bible and were close to him, namely, Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom— NASB 1995 and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom— NASB 1977 and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom— Amplified Bible and who were close to him [as advisors]: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had access to the king and were ranked highest in the kingdom. Christian Standard Bible The most trusted ones were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom. Holman Christian Standard Bible The most trusted ones were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom. American Standard Version and the next unto him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom), Aramaic Bible in Plain English And to those who were close to him: Barnashay and Esthtar and Armuth and Remus and Tarshish and Mesriah and Mukan, Princes of Persia and of Media who were sitting before the King, and they appeared before him in the gate of the Kingdom. Brenton Septuagint Translation So Arkesaeus, and Sarsathaeus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief in rank by the king, drew near to him, Douay-Rheims Bible (Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians, and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him :) Good News Translation Those he most often turned to for advice were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan--seven officials of Persia and Media who held the highest offices in the kingdom. International Standard Version (His closest advisers were: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who had direct access to the king and who held the highest rank in the kingdom.) JPS Tanakh 1917 and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat the first in the kingdom: Literal Standard Version and he who is near to him [is] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of Persia and Media seeing the face of the king, who are sitting first in the kingdom— New American Bible He summoned Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven Persian and Median officials who were in the king’s personal service and held first rank in the realm, NET Bible Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis and had the most prominent offices in the kingdom. New Revised Standard Version and those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media, who had access to the king, and sat first in the kingdom): New Heart English Bible and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom), World English Bible and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom), Young's Literal Translation and he who is near unto him is Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of Persia and Media seeing the face of the king, who are sitting first in the kingdom -- Additional Translations ... Context Queen Vashti Deposed13Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice. 14His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom. 15“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”… Cross References Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven. 2 Kings 25:19 Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city. Esther 1:15 "According to law," he asked, "what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?" Jeremiah 52:25 Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city. Treasury of Scripture And the next to him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) the seven. Ezra 7:14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellers, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; saw. 2 Kings 25:19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: Matthew 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. Revelation 22:4 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
(14) Marsena.--It has been suggested that we may possibly recognise here Mardonius, the commander at Marathon; and in Admatha, Artabanus, the uncle of Xerxes. The seven princes.--There were seven leading families in Persia, the heads of which were the king's chief advisers, the "seven counsellors" of Ezra 7:14. Herodotus (iii. 84) speaks of the seven nobles who rose against the Pseudo-Smerdis as chief in the nation. Verse 14. - And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, etc. The chief native advisers of Xerxes in the early part of his reign appear to have been Mardonius (Pera Marduniya) and Artabanus (Pers, Artapana), who was his uncle (Herod., 7:5-17). It is possible that Mardonius may be here represented by Marsena, and Artabanus by Admatha; but the names could only have taken these shapes by a large amount of corruption. The other form have a general Persian air, but do not admit of even conjectural identification. The seven princes of Persia and Media. Ezra assigns to the Persian monarch seven special counsellors (Esther 7:14), and Herodotus says that there were seven leading families in Persia whose heads were specially privileged (3:84). The title, however, "princes of Persia and Media," is not found anywhere but here. Which saw the king's face. Among the privileges said by Herodotus to have been reserved to the heads of the great families, one of the most valued was that of free access to the monarch at all times, unless he were in the seraglio.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew His closest advisors [were]וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב (wə·haq·qā·rōḇ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near Carshena, כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א (kar·šə·nā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3771: Carshena -- a person prince Shethar, שֵׁתָר֙ (šê·ṯār) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8369: Shethar -- a prince of Pers Admatha, אַדְמָ֣תָא (’aḏ·mā·ṯā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 133: Admatha -- a prince of person and Media Tarshish, תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ (ṯar·šîš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8659: Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite Meres, מֶ֥רֶס (me·res) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4825: Meres -- a Persian noble Marsena, מַרְסְנָ֖א (mar·sə·nā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4826: Marsena -- a Persian noble and Memucan, מְמוּכָ֑ן (mə·mū·ḵān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4462: Memucan -- a prince of Persia and Media the seven שִׁבְעַ֞ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number princes שָׂרֵ֣י ׀ (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of Persia פָּרַ֣ס (pā·ras) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon and Media וּמָדַ֗י (ū·mā·ḏay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4074: Media -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land who had personal access to רֹאֵי֙ (rō·’ê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 7200: To see the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king [and] ranked הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry highest רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה (ri·šō·nāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank in the kingdom. בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ (bam·mal·ḵūṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom Jump to Previous Access Close Closest Face First Friends Heads Highest Kingdom King's Media Memucan Memu'can Nobles Persia Places Presence Princes Rulers Sat Second Seven Sitting TarshishJump to Next Access Close Closest Face First Friends Heads Highest Kingdom King's Media Memucan Memu'can Nobles Persia Places Presence Princes Rulers Sat Second Seven Sitting TarshishLinks Esther 1:14 NIVEsther 1:14 NLT Esther 1:14 ESV Esther 1:14 NASB Esther 1:14 KJV Esther 1:14 BibleApps.com Esther 1:14 Biblia Paralela Esther 1:14 Chinese Bible Esther 1:14 French Bible Esther 1:14 Catholic Bible OT History: Esther 1:14 And the next to him were Carshena (Est Esth. Es) |
   
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