² And the Philistines ^(A)called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it to its place.”

¹¹ But Pharaoh also ^(A)called the wise men and ^(B)the ^[a]sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also ^(C)did in like manner with their ^[b]enchantments.

⁸ Now it came to pass in the morning ^(A)that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all ^(B)the magicians of Egypt and all its ^(C)wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

^7 (A)The king cried ^[a]aloud to bring in ^(B)the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; ^(C)and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

^2 (A)Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

⁴ And when he had gathered all ^(A)the chief priests and ^(B)scribes of the people together, ^(C)he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

Punishment of Israel’s Injustice