Text -- Daniel 5:7 (NET)

5:7 The king called out loudly to summon the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple and have a golden collar placed on his neck and be third ruler in the kingdom.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Dan 5:7

¹ tn Aram “in strength.”

² tn Aram “cause to enter.”

³ tn Aram “answered and said.”

⁴ sn Purple was a color associated with royalty in the ancient world.

⁵ 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).