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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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14 and were closest to the king—Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles(A) of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom.

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14 the men next to him being Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and (A)Memucan, (B)the seven princes of Persia and Media, (C)who saw the king's face, and sat first in the kingdom):

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14 The most trusted ones[a] were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials(A) of Persia and Media(B) who had personal access to the king(C) and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom.(D)

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  1. 1:14 Lit Those near him

14 and were close to him: Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media (A)who [a]had access to the king’s presence and sat in the first place in the kingdom—

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  1. Esther 1:14 Lit saw the face of the king