³⁰ so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all ^(A)the people of the east ^(B)and all the wisdom of Egypt.

²² And Moses ^(A)was instructed in ^(B)all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was ^(C)mighty in his words and deeds.

⁶ But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still living he ^(A)sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward ^(B)to the east country.

Herod Kills the Children

¹⁶ Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.

The Visit of the Wise Men

2 Now ^(A)after Jesus was born in ^(B)Bethlehem of Judea ^(C)in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men^[a] from ^(D)the east came to Jerusalem,

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, ^12 (E)because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and ^(F)understanding ^(G)to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and ^(H)solve problems were found in this Daniel, ^(I)whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.”

⁷ Then ^(A)the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but ^(B)they could not make known to me its interpretation.

²⁰ And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all ^(A)the magicians and ^(B)enchanters that were in all his kingdom.