The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.

At the sound of the trumpet, it says, ‘Aha!’ And from a distance it catches the scent of battle, the thunderous shouting of commanders, and the battle cries.

Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors; you will make them princes throughout the land.

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.

I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time – with self-control and not in drunkenness.

captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.

Arrange the table, lay out the carpet, eat and drink! Get up, you officers, smear oil on the shields!

Who planned this for royal Tyre, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the dignitaries of the earth?

Her nobles will have nothing left to call a kingdom and all her officials will disappear.

I made all of these other people drink it: Pharaoh, king of Egypt; his attendants, his officials, his people,

He sent it after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the palace officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had been exiled from Jerusalem.

Johanan and all the officers of the troops that had been hiding in the open country came to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

I will establish my sovereignty over Elam. I will destroy their king and their leaders,” says the Lord.

“Destructive forces will come against the Babylonians,” says the Lord. “They will come against the people who inhabit Babylonia, against her leaders and her men of wisdom.

Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey – shedding blood and destroying lives – so they can get dishonest profit.

Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel.

When the time appointed by the king arrived, the overseer of the court officials brought them into Nebuchadnezzar’s presence.

It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, from whom the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary was thrown down.