²⁰As for every matter of ^awisdom ¹and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ^bten times ^cbetter than all the ²^dmagicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.

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Footnotes

1Lit of
2Or soothsayer priests

Cross references

a 1 Kin 4:30, 31; Dan 1:17
b Gen 31:7; Num 14:22; Neh 4:12; Job 19:3
c Dan 2:27, 28, 46, 48
d Is 19:3; Dan 2:2; 4:18; 5:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king consulted them about, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and mediums in his entire kingdom.

NLTNew Living Translation

Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired from them, he found them ten times better than all of the magicians and conjurers that were in his entire kingdom.

KJV 1900King James Version

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

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