I said to the king, “Let the king live for ever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
Daniel 6:6 - Revised Standard Version Then these presidents and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live for ever! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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! |
I said to the king, “Let the king live for ever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
They band themselves together, they lurk, they watch my steps. As they have waited for my life,
How long will you set upon a man to shatter him, all of you, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
Then the Chaldeans said to the king, “O king, live for ever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall; and the queen said, “O king, live for ever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change.
Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
and when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your provision, most excellent Felix, reforms are introduced on behalf of this nation,