Esther 1:14
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(Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him:)

Matthew 18:10
See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

2 Kings 25:19
And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them who had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher, the captain of the army, who exercised the young soldiers of the people of the land: and threescore men of the common people, who were found in the city:

Esther 1:15
What sentence ought to pass upon Vasthi the queen, who had refused to obey the commandment of king Assuerus, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs?

Jeremiah 52:25
He also took out of the city one eunuch that was chief over the men of war: and seven men of them that were near the king's person, that were found in the city: and a scribe, an officer of the army who exercised the young soldiers: and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

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(Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him:)

the seven.

Ezra 7:14 For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God, which is in thy hand.

saw.

2 Kings 25:19 And out of the city one eunuch, who was captain over the men of war: and five men of them who had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher, the captain of the army, who exercised the young soldiers of the people of the land: and threescore men of the common people, who were found in the city:

Matthew 18:10 See that you despise not one of these little ones: for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Revelation 22:4 And they shall see his face: and his name shall be on their foreheads.

Context
Queen Vashti Deposed
13Asked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers: 14(Now the chief and nearest him were, Charsena, and Sethar, and Admatha, and Tharsis, and Mares, and Marsana, and Mamuchan, seven princes of the Persians and of the Medes, who saw the face of the king, and were used to sit first after him:)15What sentence ought to pass upon Vasthi the queen, who had refused to obey the commandment of king Assuerus, which he had sent to her by the eunuchs?…
Lexicon
His closest advisors [were]
וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב (wə·haq·qā·rōḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7138: Near

Carshena,
כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א (kar·šə·nā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3771: Carshena -- a person prince

Shethar,
שֵׁתָר֙ (šê·ṯār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8369: Shethar -- a prince of Pers

Admatha,
אַדְמָ֣תָא (’aḏ·mā·ṯā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 133: Admatha -- a prince of person and Media

Tarshish,
תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ (ṯar·šîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8659: Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite

Meres,
מֶ֥רֶס (me·res)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4825: Meres -- a Persian noble

Marsena,
מַרְסְנָ֖א (mar·sə·nā)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4826: Marsena -- a Persian noble

and Memucan,
מְמוּכָ֑ן (mə·mū·ḵān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4462: Memucan -- a prince of Persia and Media

the seven
שִׁבְעַ֞ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

princes
שָׂרֵ֣י ׀ (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of Persia
פָּרַ֣ס (pā·ras)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon

and Media
וּמָדַ֗י (ū·mā·ḏay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4074: Media -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land

who had personal access to
רֹאֵי֙ (rō·’ê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the king
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

[and] ranked
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

highest
רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה (ri·šō·nāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank

in the kingdom.
בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ (bam·mal·ḵūṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4438: Royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom


Additional Translations
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.And the next to 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;)

and the next unto 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),

So Arkesaeus, and Sarsathaeus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief in rank by the king, drew near to him,

and the 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 who sat first in the kingdom),

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 sat first in the kingdom:)

And the next to him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and who sat the first in the kingdom;)

and the 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),

and he who is near unto him is Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, seven heads of Persia and Media seeing the face of the king, who are sitting first in the kingdom --
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