1 Esdras 3:4

4 Then three young men, who were of the king's bodyguard, spoke one to another:

1 Esdras 3:4 In-Context

2 and to all the governors and captains and lieutenants who were under him, from India unto Ethiopia in a hundred twenty and seven provinces.

3 And when they had eaten and drunk and, being satisfied, had gone home, then Darius the king went into his bedchamber and slept, and soon after awakened.

4 Then three young men, who were of the king's bodyguard, spoke one to another:

5 "Let every one of us speak a sentence. He that shall overcome and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, unto him shall King Darius give great gifts and great things in token of victory:

6 as to be clothed in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and head attire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck.