5 “Let every one of us state what one thing is strongest. King Darius will give him whose statement seems wiser than the others great gifts and great honors in token of victory. (WEB) 6 He shall be clothed in purple, drink from gold cups, sleep on a gold bed, and have a chariot with bridles of gold, a fine linen turban, and a chain around his neck. (WEB) 7 He shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called cousin of Darius.” (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:5–7
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1 Esdras 4:41–43
41 With that, he stopped speaking. Then all the people shouted and said, “Great is truth, and strong above all things!” (WEB) 42 Then the king said to him, “Ask what you wish, even more than is appointed in writing, and we will give it to you, because you are found wisest… (WEB)
Daniel 5:15–17
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1 Maccabees 14:42–44
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2 Chronicles 1:11–13
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Book of Jubilees 40:6–8
6 And he appointed him the second in all his kingdom and gave him authority over all Egypt, and caused him to ride in the second chariot of Pharaoh. (JUB) 7 And he clothed him with byssus garments, and he put a gold chain upon his neck, and (a herald) proclaimed before… (JUB) 8 … (JUB)
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