Thematic Bible: Those who practised
Thematic Bible
Divination » Those who practised » Consulted in difficulties
and the king saith to call for scribes, and for enchanters, and for sorcerers, and for Chaldeans, to declare to the king his dreams. And they come in and stand before the king;
And by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know. Then coming up are the scribes, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and the dream I have told before them, and its interpretation they are not making known to me.
Divination » Those who practised » Regarded as wise men
Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;
Daniel hath answered before the king and said, 'The secret that the king is asking, the wise men, the enchanters, the scribes, the soothsayers, are not able to shew to the king;
Divination » Those who practised » Regarded with awe
and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.
And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,
Divination » Those who practised » Used mysterious words and gestures
And when they say unto you, 'Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? -- For the living unto the dead!