4 Then the three young men of the bodyguard, who guarded the king, spoke one to another: (WEB) 5 “Let every one of us state what one thing is strongest. King Darius will give him whose statement seems wiser than the others great gifts and great honors in token of victory. (WEB) 6 He shall be clothed in purple, drink from gold cups, sleep on a gold bed, and have a chariot with bridles of gold, a fine linen turban, and a chain around his neck. (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:4–6
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