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Daniel 2

Dan. 2:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the decree
dath (Hebrew #1882)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1881
KJV usage: decree, law.
Pronounce: dawth
went forth
nphaq (Hebrew #5312)
to issue; causatively, to bring out
KJV usage: come (go, take) forth (out).
Pronounce: nef-ak'
Origin: (Aramaic) a primitive root
that the wise
chakkiym (Hebrew #2445)
wise, i.e. a Magian
KJV usage: wise.
Pronounce: khak-keem'
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2449
men should be slain
qtal (Hebrew #6992)
to kill
KJV usage: slay.
Pronounce: ket-al'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 6991
; and they sought
b`a' (Hebrew #1156)
corresponding to 1158; to seek or ask
KJV usage: ask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.
Pronounce: beh-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) or b ah (Aramaic) {beh-aw'}
Daniel
Daniye'l (Hebrew #1841)
Danijel, the Heb. prophet
KJV usage: Daniel.
Pronounce: daw-nee-yale'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 1840
and his fellows
chabar (Hebrew #2269)
an associate
KJV usage: companion, fellow.
Pronounce: khab-ar'
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 2266
to be slain
qtal (Hebrew #6992)
to kill
KJV usage: slay.
Pronounce: ket-al'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 6991
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Daniel the Prophet,
Wise Men

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Ministry on This Verse

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the decree.
Dan. 6:9‑15• 9Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
 10And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and, his windows being open in his upper chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
 11But those men came in a body, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
 12Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask anything of any god or man within thirty days, except 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 may not be revoked.
 13Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who 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.
 14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
 15Then these men came in a body unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. (Dan. 6:9‑15)
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Esther 3:12‑15• 12Then were the king's scribes called, in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month, and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language: in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
 13And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
 14That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
 15The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation. (Esther 3:12‑15)
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Psa. 94:20• 20Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law? (Psa. 94:20)
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Prov. 28:15‑17• 15A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
 16The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
 17A man laden with the blood of any person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him. (Prov. 28:15‑17)
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Isa. 10:1• 1Woe unto them that decree iniquitous decrees, and to the writers that prescribe oppression, (Isa. 10:1)
and they.
Dan. 1:19‑20• 19And the king spoke with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: and they stood before the king.
 20And in all matters of judicious wisdom, as to which the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the scribes and magicians that were in all his realm. (Dan. 1:19‑20)
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Dan. 6:12• 12Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree: Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask anything of any god or man within thirty days, except 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 may not be revoked. (Dan. 6:12)
• It was God’s purpose to bring His witness, in the person of Daniel, before Nebuchadnezzar; and the king’s forgetfulness of his dream, and his anger at the failure of his wise men to tell him what it was, were only the instrumentalities for its accomplishment. (“Daniel 2” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)