13So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
13So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
10 The astrologers answered the king, "There is not a man on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer.
11 What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among men."
12 This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered the execution of all the wise men of Babylon.
13 So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
14 When Arioch, the commander of the king's guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact.
15 He asked the king's officer, "Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?" Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel.
2:13And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
2:13And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.
2:13So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
2:13And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.
2:13So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
2:13And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
2:13So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
2:13And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
2:13And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.