His religion was one of trying to make everyone happy by accepting all gods as true gods. He didn't believe religion could be proven to be true anyway.
He thought there were many gods. He thought there was a god in charge of trees, another one in charge of fish, another in charge of stars and so on. No one had ever proven this was true.
The king of Persia had never read the Bible and did not realize its teaching that there is just one God who made everything and everyone in the world and personally watches over all of it.
The king sent for his wise men who advised him how to rule his kingdom. He wanted to know if the god of stars was trying to warn him of some danger to his kingdom.
Some of the wise men checked their charts of the star sky. But they couldn't figure out by looking at their charts what the new star meant.
Among the wise men was Vish Taspa, a member of the Magi Tribe, a tribe of priests. His religion was Buddhist. He looked in vain through his religious books for mentions of a new star. The king became angry at him.
Then there was his friend Ashoka, a wise man from India. His religion was Hindu. He could not find mentions of a star in his religion that would make sense. The king got more angry.
Another wise men friend was Dahukku who was too old to serve as a wise man any longer. His religion was Zoro-aster. He didn't find anything in his religious books about a star either.
The king threatened the lives of the wise men if they didn't find a reason for the star. He was afraid the star meant bad news for his kingdom.
A final wise man friend was Nebo who was from Babylon. He had recently become a Jew. He knew where he could find writings that we call the Old Testament. But no one paid any attention to him.
Months passed. The king of Persia was furious. He demanded to know the meaning of the new star. But his wise men said you cannot prove a religion is true. The king became more enraged.
Week after week the king of Persia demanded an answer. Week after week Nebo asked the other wise men to investigate the Old Testament in the Bible for their answer. They just laughed at him.
But finally, after they had tried everything else, the other wise men decided to give Jehovah God of the Bible a chance. They decided to read what he said in his Bible.
Do you have friends who don't believe in the Bible? Do you believe in the God of the Bible? It is possible to prove whether the Bible is true. If it is true, then Jehovah God of the Bible is true.
You will find out how to figure this out in the next chapter.