New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 1:13-14
13Then the king said to 1the wise men 2who understood the times--for it was the custom of the king so to speak before all who knew law and justice
14and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media 3who 4had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom--
Notes
- 1. Esther 1:13 Jer 10:7; Dan 2:2 ↩
- 2. Esther 1:13 1 Chr 12:32 ↩
- 3. Esther 1:14 2 Kin 25:19; Matt 18:10 ↩
- 4. Esther 1:14 Lit saw the face of the king ↩
Commentaries on Esther 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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