7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. (WEB) 8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.” (WEB) 9 Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree. (WEB)
Greek Daniel 6:7–9
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Daniel 6:7–9
7 All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of l…
Daniel 6:11–13
11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God. 12 So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be th…
Greek Daniel 6:14–16
14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the going down of the sun to rescue him. (WEB) 15 Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it… (WEB)
Greek Esther 8:7–9
7 Then the king said to Esther, “If I have given and freely granted you all that was Haman’s, and hanged him on a gallows because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what more do you seek? (WEB) 8 Write in my name whatever seems good to you, and seal it with my ring; for w… (WEB)
Esther 8:7–9
7 So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews. 8 Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with…
1 Esdras 6:33–34
33 “Therefore may the Lord, whose name is called upon there, utterly destroy every king and nation that stretches out his hand to hinder or damage that house of the Lord in Jerusalem. (WEB) 34 I, King Darius have ordained that these things be done with diligence.” (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:49–51
49 so that they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. (WEB) 50 Whoever doesn’t do according to the word of the king, he shall die. (WEB) 51 He wrote according to all these words to his whole kingdom. He appointed overseers over all the people, and he commanded the ci… (WEB)
1 Esdras 3:7–9
7 He shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called cousin of Darius.” (WEB) 8 Then they each wrote his sentence, sealed them, and laid them under King Darius’ pillow, (WEB) 9 and said, “When the king wakes up, someone will give him the writing. Whoever the… (WEB)
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