Daniel 2:13

And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

In Context

12Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death.

14Then Daniel inquired concerning the law and the sentence, of Arioch the general of the king's army, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon.

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Cross References

Psalms 94:20Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?

Isaiah 10:1Woe to them that make wicked laws: and when they write, write injustice:

Daniel 6:9So king Darius set forth the decree, and established it.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:2-14

Nebuchadnezzar's Forgotten Dream. ( b. c. 603.) 1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the… Read the whole commentary →

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