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Dan. 6:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeasedq with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Mark 6:26• ²⁶And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her. (Mark 6:26)

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was sore.The king now clearly perceived for what purpose the decree had been solicited; and was exceedingly displeased with himself that he had suffered himself to be so deluded.

Dan. 3:13• ¹³Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then were these men brought before the king. (Dan. 3:13)

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Matt. 27:17‑24• ¹⁷They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?
¹⁸For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy.
¹⁹But, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered to-day many things in a dream because of him.
²⁰But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
²¹And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
²²Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.
²³And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.
²⁴And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see *ye* to it. (Matt. 27:17‑24)

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Mark 6:26• ²⁶And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her. (Mark 6:26)

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Luke 23:13‑21• ¹³And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
¹⁴said to them, Ye have brought to me this man as turning away the people to rebellion, and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found nothing criminal in this man as to the things of which ye accuse him;
¹⁵nor Herod either, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done by him.
¹⁶Having chastised him therefore, I will release him.
¹⁷(Now he was obliged to release one for them at the feast.)
¹⁸But they cried out in a mass saying, Away with this man and release Barabbas to us;
¹⁹who was one who, for a certain tumult which had taken place in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.
²⁰Pilate therefore, desirous to release Jesus, again addressed them.
²¹But they cried out in reply saying, Crucify, crucify him. (Luke 23:13‑21)

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John 19:7‑12• ⁷The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he made himself Son of God.
⁸When Pilate therefore heard this word, he was the rather afraid,
⁹and went into the praetorium again and says to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
¹⁰Pilate therefore says to him, Speakest thou not to *me*? Dost thou not know that I have authority to release thee and have authority to crucify thee?
¹¹Jesus answered, Thou hadst no authority whatever against me if it were not given to thee from above. On this account he that has delivered me up to thee has the greater sin.
¹²From this time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out saying, If thou releasest this man, thou art not a friend to Caesar. Every one making himself a king speaks against Caesar. (John 19:7‑12)

and he.He strove during the whole day, by every means, to evade or annul the edict; but the foolish constitution of his government (exactly the reverse of the happy rule for the conduct of our gracious monarch) did not allow them to pardon any person who had broken one of their decrees, however arbitrary and unreasonable.

2 Sam. 3:28‑29• ²⁸And afterwards David heard it, and he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before Jehovah for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:
²⁹let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that lacks bread! (2 Sam. 3:28‑29)

• That the heart of Darius was not in what was done has been plainly seen. (“Daniel 6” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

Then 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.

W. Kelly Translation

Then 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.

WK Verse Note

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