Esther 1:13Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times—for this was the king's procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment, See the chapter |
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”