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Daniel 6:11-13
New International Version
Daniel 6:11-13
New International Version
11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help.(A) 12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?”
The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(B)
13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah,(C) pays no attention(D) to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”
Daniel 6:11-13
King James Version
Daniel 6:11-13
King James Version
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save 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 altereth not.
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
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Daniel 6:11-13
New King James Version
Daniel 6:11-13
New King James Version
11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 (A)And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?”
The king answered and said, “The thing is true, (B)according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which [a]does not alter.”
13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, (C)who is [b]one of the captives from Judah, (D)does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
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- Daniel 6:12 Lit. does not pass away
- Daniel 6:13 Lit. of the sons of the captivity
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