And it was light in his eyes to reach forth a hand against Mordecai alone; for they had revealed to him Mordecai’s people. And Haman sought to destroy all the Jews in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
young men in whom was no blemish, but who were of good appearance and having understanding in all wisdom, having knowledge and understanding learning, even those with strength in them to stand in the king’s palace, and to teach them the writing and the language of the Chaldeans.
The Chaldeans replied before the king and said, There is not a man on the earth who can reveal the king’s matter, because not any king, lord, or ruler has asked such a thing from any magician, or conjurer, or Chaldean.
And the king said to call to the magicians, and to the conjurers, and to the sorcerers and to the Chaldeans, to declare to the king his dreams. And they came and stood before the king.
All accordingly did this, at that time when all the people heard the sound of the horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down, doing homage to the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Then the magicians, the conjurers, the Chaldeans, and those determining came in. And I told the dream before them, but they did not make its meaning known to me.
Then the presidents and satraps were seeking to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom. But they were not able to find occasion or fault because he was trustworthy. And not any error or fault was found in him.