² Then the king said to call in the ^[a](A)magicians, the conjurers, the sorcerers, and the ^[b]Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

⁶ So I gave a decree to ^(A)bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

⁷ The king called out loudly to bring in the ^(A)conjurers, the ^[a]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this writing and declare its interpretation to me shall be ^(B)clothed with purple and have a ^(C)necklace of gold around his neck and rule with power as ^[b](D)third ruler in the kingdom.”