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 thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
Daniel 6:12
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Greek Daniel 6:11–13
11 Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God. (WEB) 12 Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree: “Haven’t you signed a decree that every man who makes a petition to any god or man… (WEB)
Daniel 6:6–8
6 So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever! 7 All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree th…
Greek Daniel 6:6–8
6 Then these presidents and local governors assembled together to the king, and said this to him, “King Darius, live forever! (WEB) 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to es… (WEB)
Daniel 6:15–17
15 Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.” 16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the d…
Greek Daniel 6:15–17
15 Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.” (WEB) 16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast hi… (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)
Daniel 6:19–21
19 At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions. 20 When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21 T…
Greek Daniel 6:19–21
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions. (WEB) 20 When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve con… (WEB)
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