Daniel 5:7
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7 (A)The king cried [a]aloud to bring in (B)the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; (C)and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:7 Lit. with strength
Daniel 5:29
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29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him (A)that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Daniel 5:16
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16 And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and [a]explain enigmas. (A)Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:16 Lit. untie knots
Daniel 2:48
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48 (A)Then the king promoted Daniel (B)and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and (C)chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
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Daniel 6:2-3
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2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. 3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, (A)because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.
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Daniel 2:6
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6 (A)However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.”
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Genesis 41:42-44
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42 Then Pharaoh (A)took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he (B)clothed him in garments of fine linen (C)and put a gold chain around his neck. 43 And he had him ride in the second (D)chariot which he had; (E)and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him (F)over all the land of Egypt. 44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
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Daniel 2:2
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2 (A)Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
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Ezekiel 16:11
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11 I adorned you with ornaments, (A)put bracelets on your wrists, (B)and a chain on your neck.
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Isaiah 47:13
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13 (A)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now (B)the[a] astrologers, the stargazers,
And [b]the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
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- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. viewers of the heavens
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. those giving knowledge for new moons
Daniel 4:14
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14 He cried [a]aloud and said thus:
(A)‘Chop down the tree and cut off its branches,
Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.
(B)Let the beasts get out from under it,
And the birds from its branches.
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- Daniel 4:14 Lit. with strength
Daniel 4:6-7
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6 Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. 7 (A)Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.
Isaiah 44:25-26
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25 Who (A)frustrates the signs (B)of the babblers,
And drives diviners mad;
Who turns wise men backward,
(C)And makes their knowledge foolishness;
26 (D)Who confirms the word of His servant,
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’
To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’
And I will raise up her waste places;
Proverbs 1:9
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9 For they will be a (A)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.
Esther 10:2-3
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2 Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, (A)to which the king [a]advanced him, are they not written in the book of the (B)chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was (C)second to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, (D)seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his [b]countrymen.
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- Esther 10:2 Lit. made him great
- Esther 10:3 Lit. seed. LXX, Vg. add a dream of Mordecai here; Vg. adds six more chapters
Esther 3:1
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Haman’s Conspiracy Against the Jews
3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the (A)Agagite, and (B)advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.
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1 Samuel 17:25
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25 So the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel; and it shall be that the man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, (A)will give him his daughter, and give his father’s house exemption from taxes in Israel.”
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Numbers 24:11
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11 Now therefore, flee to your place. (A)I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”
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Numbers 22:17
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17 for I will certainly (A)honor you greatly, and I will do whatever you say to me. (B)Therefore please come, curse this people for me.’ ”
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Numbers 22:7
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7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with (A)the diviner’s fee in their hand, and they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak.
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Genesis 41:8
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8 Now it came to pass in the morning (A)that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all (B)the magicians of Egypt and all its (C)wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.
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