"You shall be overmy house,and accordingto your commandallmy peopleshall dohomage;onlyin the throneI will be greaterthanyou."
and rescuedhim from allhis afflictions,and grantedhim favorand wisdomin the sightof Pharaoh,kingof Egypt,and he madehim governoroverEgyptand allhis household.
Do you seea manskilledin his work?He will standbeforekings;He will not standbeforeobscuremen.
ThenBelshazzargaveorders,and they clothedDanielwith purpleand [put] a necklaceof goldaroundhis neck,and issueda proclamationconcerninghim that he [now] hadauthorityas the third[ruler] in the kingdom.
Dohomageto the Son,that He not becomeangry,and you perish[in] the way,For His wrathmay soonbe kindled.How blessedare allwho takerefugein Him!
ThenthisDanielbegan distinguishinghimself amongthe commissionersand satrapsbecausehe possessed an extraordinaryspirit,and the kingplannedto appointhim overthe entirekingdom.
They toldhim, saying,"Josephis stillalive,and indeedhe is rulerover allthe landof Egypt."But he was stunned,for he did not believethem.
And my heartbecamesecretlyenticed,And my handthrewa kissfrom my mouth,
Then Samueltookthe flaskof oil,pouredit on his head,kissedhim and said,"Has not the LORDanointedyou a ruleroverHis inheritance?
"Thereis noone greaterin thishousethanI, and he has withheldnothingfrom me exceptyou, becauseyou are his wife.Howthen could I dothisgreateviland sinagainst God?"
Then Judahapproachedhim, and said,"Ohmy lord,may your servantpleasespeaka wordin my lord'sears,and do not be angrywith your servant;for you are equal to Pharaoh.
AftertheseeventsKingAhasueruspromotedHaman,the sonof Hammedathathe Agagite,and advancedhim and establishedhis authorityoverallthe princeswho[were] with him.
For Mordecaithe Jewwas second[only] to KingAhasuerus,and greatamong the Jewsand in favorwith his manykinsmen,one who soughtthe goodof his peopleand one who spokefor the welfareof his wholenation.
