Daniel 4:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then I commanded every wise man in Babylonia to appear in my court, so they could explain the meaning of my dream.

Cross References

Exodus 7:11

Then the king called in the wise men and the magicians, who used their secret powers to do the same thing—

Isaiah 8:19

Someone may say to you, “Go to the fortune-tellers who make soft chirping sounds or ask the spirits of the dead. After all, a nation ought to be able to ask its own gods

Daniel 1:17

God made the four young men clever and wise. They read a lot of books and became well educated. Daniel could also tell the meaning of dreams and visions.

Daniel 2:2

So he called in his counsellors, advisers, magicians, and wise men,

Daniel 2:48

The king then presented Daniel with a lot of gifts; he promoted him to governor of Babylon Province and put him in charge of the other wise men.

Daniel 4:15

But leave its stump and roots in the ground, surrounded by grass and held by chains of iron and bronze. ‘Make sure that this ruler lives like the animals out in the open fields, unprotected from the dew.

Daniel 5:11

In your kingdom there is a man who has been given special powers by the holy gods. When your father Nebuchadnezzar was king, this man was known to be as clever, intelligent, and wise as the gods themselves. Your father put him in charge of all who claimed they could talk with the spirits or understand the meanings in the stars or tell about the future.

Daniel 5:7

The king called in his advisers, who claimed they could talk with the spirits of the dead and understand the meanings found in the stars. He told them, “The man who can read this writing and tell me what it means will become the third most powerful man in my kingdom. He will wear robes of royal purple and a gold chain around his neck.”