37. The king and his officials liked this plan.
38. So the king said to them, “No one could possibly handle this better than Joseph, since the Spirit of God is with him.”
39. The king told Joseph, “God is the one who has shown you these things. No one else is as wise as you are or knows as much as you do.
40. I'm putting you in charge of my palace, and everybody will have to obey you. No one will be over you except me.
41. You are now governor of all Egypt!”
42. Then the king took off his royal ring and put it on Joseph's finger. He gave him fine clothes to wear and placed a gold chain around his neck.
43. He also let him ride in the chariot next to his own, and people shouted, “Make way for Joseph!” So Joseph was governor of Egypt.
44. The king told Joseph, “Although I'm king, no one in Egypt is to do anything without your permission.”