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Dan. 6:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeasedq with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Mark 6:26• ²⁶And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. (Mark 6:26)

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was sore.The king now clearly perceived for what purpose the decree had been solicited; and was exceedingly displeased with himself that he had suffered himself to be so deluded.

Dan. 3:13• ¹³Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king. (Dan. 3:13)

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Matt. 27:17‑24• ¹⁷Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
¹⁸For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
¹⁹When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
²⁰But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
²¹The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
²²Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
²³And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
²⁴When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. (Matt. 27:17‑24)

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Mark 6:26• ²⁶And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. (Mark 6:26)

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Luke 23:13‑21• ¹³And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
¹⁴Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
¹⁵No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
¹⁶I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
¹⁷(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
¹⁸And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
¹⁹(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
²⁰Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.
²¹But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. (Luke 23:13‑21)

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John 19:7‑12• ⁷The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
⁸When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;
⁹And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
¹⁰Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
¹¹Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
¹²And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. (John 19:7‑12)

and he.He strove during the whole day, by every means, to evade or annul the edict; but the foolish constitution of his government (exactly the reverse of the happy rule for the conduct of our gracious monarch) did not allow them to pardon any person who had broken one of their decrees, however arbitrary and unreasonable.

2 Sam. 3:28‑29• ²⁸And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
²⁹Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. (2 Sam. 3:28‑29)

• That the heart of Darius was not in what was done has been plainly seen. (“Daniel 6” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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.