Esther 1:14
“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;)”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the next unto him,.... That sat next to the king, and was the chief in dignity and authority under him:
was…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In Marsena we may perhaps recognize the famous Mardonius, and in Admatha, Xerxes’ uncle, Artabanus. The seven princes -…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And the next unto him - the seven princes - Probably, the privy counsellors of the king. Which saw the king's face -…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Esther 1:10-22
We have here a damp to all the mirth of Ahasuerus's feast; it ended in heaviness, not as Job's children's feast by a…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The names of the seven princes have evidently suffered much in transmission. According to Herodotus (vii. 5 17)…
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