⁴⁸ Then the king ^[a](A)promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him rule with power over the whole ^(B)province of Babylon and chief ^[b]prefect over all the wise men of Babylon. ⁴⁹ And Daniel sought of the king, and he ^(C)appointed ^(D)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel was at the king’s ^[c](E)court.

¹⁶ But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and ^[a]solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and make its ^(A)interpretation known to me, you will be ^(B)clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will rule with power as the ^[b]third ruler in the kingdom.”

²⁹ Then Belshazzar said the word, and they ^(A)clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now would be the ^[a]third powerful ruler in the kingdom.