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Ezra 6:11

9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.

10 Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.

I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.

12 May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.

13 In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

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BSB
I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.
KJV
Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
WEB
I have also made a decree that whoever alters this message, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened on it; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
ASV
Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:
DARBY
Also I have given order that whosoever shall alter this rescript, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon, and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
BLB
And from me is set a decree that any man who changes this command, let a timber be pulled from his house and raised up, and let him be hanged on it, and let his house be made a dunghill because of this.
ÅB
Jeg har også gitt befaling om at dersom noen gjør mot dette påbud, så skal en bjelke rives ut av hans hus, og på den skal han henges opp og nagles fast, og hans hus skal gjøres til en møkkdynge, fordi han har båret seg slik at.
OTB
Jeg befaler også at hvis noen bryter denne forordningen, skal en bjelke trekkes ut fra deres hus og de skal bli spiddet på den, og deres hus skal gjøres til en søppelhaug for denne overtredelsen.
B1930
Jeg har også gitt befaling om at dersom nogen gjør mot dette påbud, så skal en bjelke rives ut av hans hus, og på den skal han henges op og nagles fast, og hans hus skal gjøres til en møkkdynge, fordi han har båret sig således at.

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  • Daniel 3:29

    Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”

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  • Ezra 7:26

    If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.

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  • Daniel 2:5

    The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

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  • Esther 5:4

    “If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”

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  • 2 Kings 9:37

    And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”

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  • 2 Kings 10:27

    They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.

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  • Esther 7:10

    So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

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