² Then the king commanded that ^(A)the magicians, ^(B)the enchanters, the ^(C)sorcerers, and ^(D)the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and ^(E)stood before the king.

¹³ So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought ^(A)Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

²⁷ Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, ^(A)enchanters, ^(B)magicians, or ^(C)astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked,

¹¹ There is a man in your kingdom ^(A)in whom is the spirit of the holy gods.^[a] In the days of your father, ^(B)light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—^(C)made him chief of the magicians, ^(D)enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers,