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Daniel 6:12

10 Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.

So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”

13 Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”

14 As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.

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BSB
So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
KJV
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
WEB
Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: “Haven’t you signed a decree that every man who makes a petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered, “This thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”
ASV
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king`s interdict: Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
DARBY
Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [anything] of any god or man within thirty days, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.
BLB
Then they went and spoke before the king concerning the decree of the king: “Did you not sign a decree that every man who makes a petition of any god or man up to thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “Certain [is] the word, according to the law of the Mede and Persian, which shall not pass away.”
ÅB
Så gikk de fram for kongen og spurte med tanke på det kongelige forbud: Har du ikke latt sette opp et forbud, at hvert menneske som i løpet av tretti dager ber til noen gud eller noe menneske uten til deg, konge, skal kastes i løvehulen? Kongen svarte: Det ord står fast etter medernes og persernes uforanderlige lov.
OTB
Så nærmet de seg kongen og talte om kongens dekret: "Har du ikke signert en forordning om at enhver person som ber til noen gud eller menneske unntatt til deg, o konge, i tretti dager, skal kastes i løvehulen?" Kongen svarte: "Dekretet står fast, i henhold til medernes og persernes lov, som ikke kan tilbakekalles."
B1930
Så gikk de frem for kongen og spurte med tanke på det kongelige forbud: Har du ikke latt sette op et forbud, at hvert menneske som i løpet av tretti dager beder til nogen gud eller noget menneske uten til dig, konge, skal kastes i løvehulen? Kongen svarte: Det ord står fast efter medernes og persernes uforanderlige lov.

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  • Daniel 6:8

    Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

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  • Daniel 3:8–12

    At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,

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  • Esther 1:19

    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.

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  • Acts 16:19

    When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

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  • Acts 16:24

    On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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  • Acts 24:2–9

    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

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