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Esther 1:14

King James Version (KJV)

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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;)

Esther 1:14 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Esther 1:14

Theological / Devotional

The seven princes. Ezra also credits the Persian monarch with seven special counselors (see Ezra 7:14), who might be considered the king’s cabinet. Herodotus observed that there were seven leading families in Persia whose heads had special privileges.

Saw the king’s face. Among the special privileges of these men, one of the most valued was that of free access to the monarch at all times.

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