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Daniel 2:13

American Standard Version

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

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Daniel 2:13 in other translations

So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Daniel 2:13 · World English Bible

Daniel 2:13 in context

  1. 11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
  2. 12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
  3. 13So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
  4. 14Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;
  5. 15he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.