Daniel 2:13

So the decree went forth, and they began to kill the wise men; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to kill them.

LXX2012 (US English)

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

12Then the king in rage and anger commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

14Then Daniel answered with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the royal guard, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon; saying,

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Cross References

Isaiah 10:1Woe to them that write wickedness; for when they write they do write wickedness,

Daniel 6:9Then king Darius commanded the decree to be written.

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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