Overview
The Bible addresses memucan across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Esther. Closely related themes include Divorce, Husband, Queen and Vashti. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Vashti and Ahasuerus.
Key Bible verses about memucan
Old Testament
Esther
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;)
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? What: Heb. What to do
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. If it: Heb. If it be good with the king unto: Heb. unto her companion from him: Heb. from before him be not: Heb. pass not away
And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: pleased: Heb. was good in the eyes of the king
People in the Bible and memucan
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying memucan for yourself
- Begin with Esther 1:14, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Consider the lives of Vashti and Ahasuerus and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Divorce, Husband, Queen and Vashti.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about memucan?
The Bible addresses memucan across 8 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Esther. Closely related themes include Divorce, Husband, Queen and Vashti. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Vashti and Ahasuerus.
How many Bible verses are about memucan?
The Bible references memucan in 8 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention memucan?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 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;)”
Which people in the Bible are associated with memucan?
Vashti and Ahasuerus.
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