Parallel Verses New International Version The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions' den. King James Bible All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, 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. Darby Bible Translation All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors 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, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. World English Bible All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. Young's Literal Translation Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions. Daniel 6:7 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleWhosoever shall ask a petition - What pretense could they urge for so silly an ordinance? Probably to flatter the ambition of the king, they pretend to make him a god for thirty days; so that the whole empire should make prayer and supplication to him, and pay him Divine honors! This was the bait; but their real object was to destroy Daniel. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge All. have consulted. Psalm 83:1-3 Keep not you silence, O God: hold not your peace, and be not still, O God... Psalm 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law? Matthew 26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. John 12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Acts 4:5-7,26-28 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes... decree. or, interdict. he shall. Library A Tribute from EnemiesThen said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.'--DANIEL vi. 5. Daniel was somewhere about ninety years old when he was cast to the lions. He had been for many years the real governor of the whole empire; and, of course, in such a position had incurred much hatred and jealousy. He was a foreigner and a worshipper of another God, and therefore was all the more unpopular, as a Brahmin would be in England if he were … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Jordan: the Decisive Start. Matthew 3:13-17. Mark 1:9-1Luke Cross References Psalm 10:9 like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net. Psalm 59:3 See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD. Psalm 62:4 Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Psalm 64:2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the plots of evildoers. Psalm 83:1 A song. A psalm of Asaph. O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. Psalm 83:5 With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you-- Daniel 3:2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. Jump to Previous Cast Consulted Counsellors Counselors Decree Den Deputies Establish Firm Governors Interdict Kingdom Petition Presidents Princes Royal Satraps Save Statute Strong Thirty TogetherJump to Next Cast Consulted Counsellors Counselors Decree Den Deputies Establish Firm Governors Interdict Kingdom Petition Presidents Princes Royal Satraps Save Statute Strong Thirty TogetherLinks Daniel 6:7 NIVDaniel 6:7 NLT Daniel 6:7 ESV Daniel 6:7 NASB Daniel 6:7 KJV Daniel 6:7 Bible Apps Daniel 6:7 Biblia Paralela Daniel 6:7 Chinese Bible Daniel 6:7 French Bible Daniel 6:7 German Bible Daniel 6:7 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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