Daniel 2:13
What does Daniel 2:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 2:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 28:15
Asa roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So isa wicked ruler over a poor people.
- Daniel 1:19
And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
- Daniel 6:9
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.
- Esther 3:12
Then were the king’s scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king’s satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king’s ring.
- Isaiah 10:1
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers that write perverseness;
- Psalms 94:20
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
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