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

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

⁷ The king called aloud to bring in the ^(A)sorcerers, the ^[a]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be ^(B)clothed with purple and have a ^(C)necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as ^(D)third ruler in the kingdom.”