Discovery BoxDaniel 2:10 
Context2:10 The wise men replied to the king, “There is no man on earth who is able to disclose the king’s secret, 1 for no king, regardless of his position and power, has ever requested such a thing from any magician, astrologer, or wise man.
Daniel 2:24
Context2:24 Then Daniel went in to see 2 Arioch (whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon). He came 3 and said to him, “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon! Escort me 4 to the king, and I will disclose the interpretation to him!” 5
Daniel 5:7
Context5:7 The king called out loudly 6 to summon 7 the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed 8 to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple 9 and have a golden collar 10 placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.
1 tn Aram “matter, thing.”
2 tc The MT has עַל עַל (’al ’al, “he entered upon”). Several medieval Hebrew
3 tc The LXX and Vulgate, along with one medieval Hebrew
4 tn Aram “cause me to enter.” So also in v. 25.
5 tn Aram “the king.”
6 tn Aram “in strength.”
7 tn Aram “cause to enter.”
8 tn Aram “answered and said.”
9 sn Purple was a color associated with royalty in the ancient world.
10 tn The term translated “golden collar” here probably refers to something more substantial than merely a gold chain (cf. NIV, NCV, NRSV, NLT) or necklace (cf. NASB).
