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Daniel 2:13

Daniel

11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

15 He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
KJV
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
WEB
So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
ASV
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
DARBY
And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.
BLB
And the decree went out, and they began killing the wise men, and they sought Daniel and his companions to kill [them].
ÅB
Da denne befaling var utstedt, og de skulle til å drepe vismennene, lette de også etter Daniel og hans medbrødre for å drepe dem.
OTB
Så ble dekretet utstedt om å drepe de vise mennene, og de søkte etter Daniel og hans følgesvenner for å henrette dem.
B1930
Da denne befaling var utstedt, og de skulde til å drepe vismennene, lette de også efter Daniel og hans medbrødre for å drepe dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Daniel 1:19–20

    And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

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  • Isaiah 10:1

    Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

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  • Daniel 6:9–15

    Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

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  • Proverbs 28:15–17

    As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

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  • Esther 3:12–15

    Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.

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  • Psalms 94:20

    Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

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