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Daniel 6:5

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3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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BSB
Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
KJV
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
WEB
Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
ASV
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
DARBY
Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [it] against him touching the law of his God.
BLB
Then these men said that, “We shall not find against this Daniel any charge, unless we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God.”
ÅB
Så sa disse menn: Vi finner ingen skyld hos denne Daniel, det skulle da være at vi kunne finne noe å anklage ham for i hans gudsdyrkelse.
OTB
Til slutt sa disse mennene: "Vi skal ikke finne noen grunn for anklage mot denne Daniel med mindre det er i forbindelse med loven til hans Gud."
B1930
Så sa disse menn: Vi finner ingen skyld hos denne Daniel, det skulde da være at vi kunde finne noget å anklage ham for i hans gudsdyrkelse.

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  • Acts 24:13–16

    Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

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  • Esther 3:8

    And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

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  • Acts 24:20–21

    Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

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  • 1 Samuel 24:17

    And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

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  • John 19:6–7

    When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

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