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Memucan

מְמוּכָן · me.mu.khan · H4462“impoverished; to prepare; certain; true” Hitchcock's 18693 mentions, all in Esther

Who he was

Memucan was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who served as advisors to King Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14). When Queen Vashti refused to appear before the king and his guests during a royal feast, Memucan was the one who advised the king on how to handle the situation (Esther 1:16). He suggested that Vashti's behavior could set a precedent for other women in the kingdom to disrespect their husbands. Memucan proposed that the king issue a decree deposing Vashti and selecting a new queen, to serve as an example to all women to honor their husbands (Est.1.16,21). The king followed Memucan's advice, and Vashti was removed from her position as queen (Esther 1:21).

Article: STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Every mention

3 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Esther 3 mentions

Esther 1:14and next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom),Esther 1:16Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has not done wrong to just the king, but also to all the princes, and to all the people who are in all the provinces of…Esther 1:21This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

What the dictionary says

Dignified, one of the royal counsellors at the court of Ahasuerus, by whose suggestion Vashti was divorced (Esther 1:14, 16, 21).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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