Verse 7
Daniel 6:7
Bible in Basic English
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All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֱ֠דַיִן סָרְכַיָּ֤/א וַ/אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּ/א֙ אִלֵּ֔ן הַרְגִּ֖שׁוּ עַל מַלְכָּ֑/א וְ/כֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לֵ֔/הּ דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖/א לְ/עָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי
English Translation
Then my princes and the satraps felt concern for the king, and thus they said to her, "Darius, king, live forever."
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Chapter 6 Context
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Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through...
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And over them were three chief rulers, of whom Daniel was one; and the captains were to be responsib...
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Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a spe...
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Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong i...
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Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of hi...
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Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life...
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All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have...
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Now, O King, put the order in force, signing the writing so that it may not be changed, like the law...
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For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
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And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in...
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Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God (Eloh...
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Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that an...
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Then they made answer and said before the king, Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah, has no respec...
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When this thing came to the king's ears, it was very evil to him, and his heart was fixed on keeping...
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15
Then these men said to the king, Be certain, O King, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no or...
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Then the king gave the order, and they took Daniel and put him into the lions' hole. The king made a...
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Then they got a stone and put it over the mouth of the hole, and it was stamped with the king's stam...
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Then the king went to his great house, and took no food that night, and no ... were placed before hi...
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Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.
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And when he came near the hole where Daniel was, he gave a loud cry of grief; the king made answer a...
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Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
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My God (Elohim) has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage:...
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Then the king was very glad, and gave orders for them to take Daniel up out of the hole. So Daniel w...
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And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the l...
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Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth:...
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It is my order that in all the kingdom of which I am ruler, men are to be shaking with fear before t...
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He gives salvation and makes men free from danger, and does signs and wonders in heaven and earth, w...
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So this Daniel did well in the kingdom of Darius and in the kingdom of Cyrus the Persian.
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