^{10 Ref} The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man on the earth who can show the king's matter, because no king, lord, or ruler, has asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

^{11 Ref} It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

^{12 Ref} For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.