Daniel 2:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.”
Daniel 2:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 2:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 2:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. ”
Daniel 2:13 — American Standard Version
Daniel 2:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.”
Daniel 2:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 2:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.”
Daniel 2:13 — Darby Translation
Daniel 2:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when sentence was giuen, the wise men were slayne: and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be put to death.”
Daniel 2:13 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 2:13 in Context — Daniel 2
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
15 He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
What Does Daniel 2:13 Mean?
Daniel 2:13 is a verse from the Book of Daniel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Daniel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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