Esther 1:13Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgement; See the chapter |
The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spake and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.