I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”
Daniel 6:6 - Y'all Version Bible Then these presidents and local governors assembled together to the king, and said this to him, “King Darius, live forever! 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 forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”
They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.
How long will y’all threaten a man? All y’all are murderers, like a leaning wall or a tottering fence.
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
The queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, “O king, live forever; don’t let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.
Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
When Paul was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We have experienced great peace through your rule, and your foresight has brought reforms in this ethnic group.