Daniel 2:13 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

1 And he changeth times and ages: taketh away kingdoms and establisheth them, giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be killed, and [the officers] sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

American Standard Version (1901)

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Common English Bible

So the command went out: The sages were to be killed. Daniel and his friends too were hunted down; they were to be killed as well.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And when the decree had gone forth, the wise men were put to death; and Daniel and his companions were sought, to be destroyed.

English Standard Version 2016

So the decree went out, and the wise men were about to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions, to kill them.

Daniel 2:13 Cross References

Psalm 94:20

For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.

Isaiah 10:1

Are not my princes as so many kings ? is not Calano as Charcamis: and Emath as Arphad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

Daniel 2:24

2 The head of this statue was of fine gold, but the breast and the arms of silver, and the belly and the thighs of brass:

Daniel 5:19

7 THECEL: thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting.