King James Version with Apocrypha
"And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain."
— Daniel 2:13, King James Version with Apocrypha
“And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.”
“So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. ”
“So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.”
“So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.”
“And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.”
“So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.”
The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.