10 (A)Do not slander a servant to his master,
    (B)lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

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10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
    or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.

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(A)Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master[a] that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:4 Or lord

Who are you to judge someone else’s servant?(A) To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand.

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21 Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear (A)your servant cursing you.

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21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
    or you(A) may hear your servant cursing you—

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26 (A)The people curse him who holds back grain,
    but (B)a blessing is on the head of him who (C)sells it.

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26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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24 And the king commanded, and (A)those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.

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24 At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den,(A) along with their wives and children.(B) And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.(C)

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13 Then they answered and said before the king, (A)“Daniel, who is one (B)of the exiles (C)from Judah, (D)pays no attention to you, O king, or (E)the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition (F)three times a day.”

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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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The Fiery Furnace

Therefore at that time certain (A)Chaldeans (B)came forward and maliciously accused the Jews. They declared[a] to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! 10 You, O king, (C)have made a decree, that every man who (D)hears the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, (E)shall fall down and worship the golden image. 11 And whoever does not fall down and worship (F)shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace. 12 There are certain Jews whom you have (G)appointed over the affairs of (H)the province of Babylon: (I)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, (J)pay no attention to you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

13 Then Nebuchadnezzar (K)in furious rage commanded that (L)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden image that I have set up? 15 Now if you are ready when (M)you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good.[b] But if you do not worship, (N)you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And (O)who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?”

16 (P)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. 17 If this be so, (Q)our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.[c] 18 But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 3:9 Aramaic answered and said; also verses 24, 26
  2. Daniel 3:15 Aramaic lacks well and good
  3. Daniel 3:17 Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of your hand, O king

At this time some astrologers[a](A) came forward and denounced the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever!(B) 10 Your Majesty has issued a decree(C) that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold,(D) 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego(E)—who pay no attention(F) to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”(G)

13 Furious(H) with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, 14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods(I) or worship the image(J) of gold I have set up? 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god(K) will be able to rescue(L) you from my hand?”

16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego(M) replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver(N) us from it, and he will deliver(O) us[b] from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 3:8 Or Chaldeans
  2. Daniel 3:17 Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and

More Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of (A)the wise.

(B)Partiality in judging is not good.
24 Whoever (C)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
    (D)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,

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Further Sayings of the Wise

23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)

To show partiality(B) in judging is not good:(C)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(D)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

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22 Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see (A)and avenge!”[a]

Joash Assassinated

23 At the end of the year (B)the army of the Syrians came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus. 24 Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, (C)the Lord delivered into their hand a very great army, (D)because Judah[b] had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. Thus they (E)executed judgment on Joash.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:22 Or and require it
  2. 2 Chronicles 24:24 Hebrew they

22 King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, “May the Lord see this and call you to account.”(A)

23 At the turn of the year,[a] the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people.(B) They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. 24 Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men,(C) the Lord delivered into their hands a much larger army.(D) Because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, judgment was executed on Joash.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 24:23 Probably in the spring

26 He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said to him, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself,[a] that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ For (A)your servant is lame. 27 (B)He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is (C)like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.

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  1. 2 Samuel 19:26 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate Saddle a donkey for me

26 He said, “My lord the king, since I your servant am lame,(A) I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled and will ride on it, so I can go with the king.’ But Ziba(B) my servant betrayed me. 27 And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel(C) of God; so do whatever you wish.

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David and Ziba

16 When David had passed a little beyond (A)the summit, (B)Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, (C)a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine. And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, (D)“The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who (E)faint in the wilderness to drink.” And the king said, “And where is your master's son?” (F)Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he remains in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give me back the kingdom of my father.’” Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” And Ziba said, “I pay homage; let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”

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David and Ziba

16 When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba,(A) the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.(B)

The king asked Ziba, “Why have you brought these?”

Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh(C) those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”

The king then asked, “Where is your master’s grandson?”(D)

Ziba(E) said to him, “He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, ‘Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’”

Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth(F) is now yours.”

“I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”

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15 And David said to him, “Will you take me down to this band?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this (A)band.”

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15 David asked him, “Can you lead me down to this raiding party?”

He answered, “Swear to me before God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master,(A) and I will take you down to them.”

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19 Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, (A)for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in (B)the heritage of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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19 Now let my lord the king listen(A) to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering.(B) If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance(C) and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’(D)

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