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12 There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men pay no heed to you, O king. They do not serve your gods, and they do not worship the golden statue that you have set up.”(A)

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12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego(A)—who pay no attention(B) to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”(C)

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49 Daniel made a request of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.(A)

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49 Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon,(A) while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.(B)

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13 Then they responded to the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the interdict you have signed, but he is saying his prayers three times a day.”(A)

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13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah,(A) pays no attention(B) to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”

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and Jason has entertained them as guests. They are all acting contrary to the decrees of the emperor, saying that there is another king named Jesus.”(A)

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and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.”(A)

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28 saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,[a] yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.28 Other ancient authorities read Did we not give you strict orders not to teach in this name?

28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,”(A) he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.”(B)

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Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.(A)

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And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)

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Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
    but who is able to stand before jealousy?

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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?(A)

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Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not keep the king’s laws, so that it is not appropriate for the king to tolerate them.(A)

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Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs(A) are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey(B) the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.(C)

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And the women sang to one another as they made merry,

“Saul has killed his thousands
    and David his ten thousands.”(A)

Saul was very angry, for this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; what more can he have but the kingdom?”(B) So Saul eyed David from that day on.

Saul Tries to Kill David

10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand,(C) 11 and Saul threw the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.(D)

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As they danced, they sang:(A)

“Saul has slain his thousands,
    and David his tens(B) of thousands.”

Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?(C) And from that time on Saul kept a close(D) eye on David.

10 The next day an evil[a] spirit(E) from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre,(F) as he usually(G) did. Saul had a spear(H) in his hand 11 and he hurled it, saying to himself,(I) “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded(J) him twice.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:10 Or a harmful