Memucan
Mentioned in 461 BC traditional (Jones)
Dignified, one of the royal counsellors at the court of Ahasuerus, by whose suggestion Vashti was divorced (Esther 1:14, 16, 21).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Tagged in
- 3 verses
- Mentioned in the era of Exile and return, 586–5 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Admatha, Ahasuerus, Carshena, Marsena, Meres, Shethar, Tarshish, and Vashti.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Mentions
3 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Memucan 3 |
| KJV | Memucan 3 |
| ASV | Memucan 3 |
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Esther3 verses
- 1:14
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.
- 1:16
And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
- 1:21
The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan advised.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Dignified, one of the royal counsellors at the court of Ahasuerus, by whose suggestion Vashti was divorced (Esther 1:14, 16, 21).