Friend of the king, one of the two messengers sent by the exiled Jews to Jerusalem in the time of Darius (Zech. 7:2) to make inquiries at the temple.
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Regem-melech
Name meaning: he that stones the king; purple of the king (Hitchcock)
Key verses
Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(friend of the king). The names of Sherezer and Regem-melech occur in an obscure passage of Zechariah. (Zechariah 7:2) They were sent on behalf of some of the captivity to make inquiries at the temple concerning fasting (B.C. 617.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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