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Daniel 6:14

Daniel

12 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 The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”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.”

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.

15 Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

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BSB
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.
KJV
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
WEB
Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him.
ASV
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.
DARBY
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
BLB
Then the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and he set [his] heart on Daniel to deliver him; and until the going down of the sun he was exerting himself to rescue him.
ÅB
Da kongen hørte dette, ble han meget bedrøvet og tenkte på hvordan han skulle kunne frelse Daniel, og helt til solen gikk ned, gjorde han seg umak for å utfri ham.
OTB
Da kongen hørte dette, ble han meget bekymret og satte seg fore å redde Daniel; han arbeidet til solnedgang for å befri ham.
B1930
Da kongen hørte dette, blev han meget bedrøvet og tenkte på hvorledes han skulde kunne frelse Daniel, og helt til solen gikk ned, gjorde han sig umak for å utfri ham.

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Cross references

  • Mark 6:26

    The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

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  • Luke 23:13–21

    Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,

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  • John 19:7–12

    “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

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  • 2 Samuel 3:28–29

    Afterward, David heard about this and said, “I and my kingdom are forever guiltless before the LORD concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner.

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  • Daniel 3:13

    Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

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  • Matthew 27:17–24

    So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

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