and said to the sovereign, “Let the sovereign live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?”
Daniel 6:6 - The Scriptures 1998 Then these governors and viceroys tumultuously gathered before the sovereign, and said this to him, “Sovereign Dareyawesh, live forever! More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then these presidents and satraps came [tumultuously] together to the king and said to him, King Darius, live forever! American Standard Version (1901) Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. Common English Bible So these officers and chief administrators ganged together and went to the king. They said to him, “Long live King Darius! Catholic Public Domain Version Then the leaders and governors took the king aside privately and spoke to him in this way: "King Darius, live forever. English Standard Version 2016 Then these high officials and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live forever! |
and said to the sovereign, “Let the sovereign live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire?”
They stir up strife, they hide, They watch my steps, As they lie in wait for my life.
How long would you assail a man? You crush him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, a tottering fence.
And the Chaldeans spoke to the sovereign in Aramaic, “O sovereign, live forever! Relate the dream to your servants, and we shall reveal the interpretation.”
The sovereigness, because of the words of the sovereign and his great men, came to the banquet hall. And the sovereigness spoke and said, “O sovereign, live forever! Do not let your thoughts alarm you, nor let your colour change.
And when he was called upon, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Having obtained great peace through you, and reforms being brought to this nation by your forethought,