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Dan. 2:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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the decree.

Dan. 6:9‑15• ⁹{i}Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.{/i}
¹⁰{i}And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.{/i}
¹¹{i}But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.{/i}
¹²{i}Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask anything of any god or man within thirty days, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.{/i}
¹³{i}Then they answered and said before the king{/i}, That Daniel, which is of the captivity of the children of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
¹⁴{i}Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.{/i}
¹⁵{i}Then these men came in a body unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.{/i} (Dan. 6:9‑15)

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Esther 3:12‑15• ¹²Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof, and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps and to the governors that [were] over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring.
¹³And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey.
¹⁴A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
¹⁵The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation. (Esther 3:12‑15)

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Psa. 94:20• ²⁰Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee,{HR}Which frameth mischief by statute? (Psa. 94:20)

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Prov. 28:15‑17• ¹⁵{i}A roaring lion, and a ranging bear,{HR}Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.{/i}
¹⁶{i}The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor:{HR}He that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.{/i}
¹⁷{i}A man laden with the blood of [any] person,{HR}Fleeth to the pit:{HR}Let no man stay him.{/i} (Prov. 28:15‑17)

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Isa. 10:1• ¹Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and unto the writers that prescribe oppression; (Isa. 10:1)

and they.

Dan. 1:19‑20• ¹⁹{i}And the king spoke with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: and they stood before the king.{/i}
²⁰{i}And{/i} in all matters of wisdom and understanding, {i}as to which the king inquired of them, he found them{/i} ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. (Dan. 1:19‑20)

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Dan. 6:12• ¹²{i}Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask anything of any god or man within thirty days, except of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.{/i} (Dan. 6:12)

• It was God’s purpose to bring His witness, in the person of Daniel, before Nebuchadnezzar; and the king’s forgetfulness of his dream, and his anger at the failure of his wise men to tell him what it was, were only the instrumentalities for its accomplishment. (“Daniel 2” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)