Person Old Testament
Marsena
Marsena was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who advised King Ahasuerus. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Esther 1:14.
Why it matters. One of the seven princes of Persia and Media.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Marsena
Marsena was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to King Ahasuerus' presence and held the highest positions in the kingdom. These princes were consulted by the king when he sought advice regarding the appropriate response to Queen Vashti's refusal to appear before him and his guests (Est.1.14). The counsel of these princes led to the king's decision to remove Vashti as queen and seek a new queen to replace her.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Esther (1 verse)