Daniel 2:13

And the decree went forth that the chachamim should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his chaverim to be slain.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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

12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the chachamim (wise men) of Babylon.

14Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Aryoch the captain of the kingʼs guard, which was gone forth to slay the chachamim of Babylon;

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Cross References

Psalms 94:20Shall the kisse of corruption have chavurah (fellowship) with Thee, 1 those, which deviseth evil by a chok (statute)? 1

Isaiah 10:1Woe unto them that decree unrighteous chukim, 1 and that write decrees of oppression; 1

Daniel 6:9Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the ketav (writing, document), that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

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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