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Daniel 6:9

Darius

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.

8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

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BSB
Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
KJV
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
WEB
Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree.
ASV
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.
DARBY
Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
BLB
All because of this, King Darius signed the writing and the decree.
ÅB
I overensstemmelse hermed lot kong Darius sette opp en skrivelse med et slikt forbud.
OTB
Slik satte kong Darius sin signatur på det skriftlige dekretet.
B1930
I overensstemmelse hermed lot kong Darius sette op en skrivelse med et sådant forbud.

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