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Daniel 6:15-17
English Standard Version
Daniel 6:15-17
English Standard Version
15 Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no (A)injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.”
16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared[a] to Daniel, “May (B)your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” 17 (C)And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, (D)and the king sealed it (E)with his own signet and with the signet of his (F)lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
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- Daniel 6:16 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 20
Daniel 6:15-17
New International Version
Daniel 6:15-17
New International Version
15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”(A)
16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den.(B) The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue(C) you!”
17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed(D) it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed.
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