The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you ca
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon an
Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen,
But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell
and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not
In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dr
Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
I adorned you with jewelry, and I put bracelets on your wrists and a chain around your neck.
The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the
You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars,
For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they
And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which
Therefore, flee at once to your home! I said I would reward you richly, but instead the LORD has denied your reward.”
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills hi
He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.
So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into
After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the