2 Then the king ^lcommanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

7 The king ^vcalled loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared¹ to the wise men of Babylon, ^w“Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be ^xclothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”