Can a corrupt throne be allied with you, one that creates trouble by decree?
Daniel 2:13 - Y'all Version Bible So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Can a corrupt throne be allied with you, one that creates trouble by decree?
Woe to those who declare unrighteous decrees, and to those who write oppressive decrees ,
Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”
Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whom he wanted to, and he kept alive whom he wanted to. He raised up whom he wanted to, and he put down whom he wanted to.