1:14 Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis 1 and had the most prominent offices 2 in the kingdom.
1 tnHeb “seers of the face of the king”; NASB “who had access to the king’s presence.”
2 tnHeb “were sitting first”; NAB “held first rank in the realm.”