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Daniel 6:25-28
New English Translation
Daniel 6:25-28
New English Translation
25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and language groups who were living in all the land: “Peace and prosperity![a] 26 I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel.
“For he is the living God;
he endures forever.
His kingdom will not be destroyed;
his authority is forever.[b]
27 He rescues and delivers
and performs signs and wonders
in the heavens and on the earth.
He has rescued Daniel from the power[c] of the lions!”
28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and[d] the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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- Daniel 6:25 tn Aram “May your peace be increased!”
- Daniel 6:26 tn Aram “until the end.”
- Daniel 6:27 tn Aram “hand.”
- Daniel 6:28 tn Or perhaps “in the reign of Darius, even in the reign of Cyrus.” The identity of this Darius is disputed. Some take the name as referring to Cyrus, understanding the following ו (vav “and”) in an epexegetical sense (“even”). Others identify Darius with a governor of Babylon known from extra-biblical records as Gubaru, or with Cambyses, son of Cyrus. Many scholars maintain that the reference is historically inaccurate.
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