Daniel 6:9

Then king Darius commanded the decree to be written.

LXX2012 (British)

In The King James Version

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

In Context

8Now then, O king, establish the decree, and publish a writ, that the decree of the Persians and Medes be not changed.

10And when Daniel knew that the decree was ordered, he went into his house; and his windows were opened in his chambers towards Jerusalem, and three times in the day he knelt upon his knees, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he used to do before.

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Cross References

Psalms 62:9But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts o the earth. 1

Psalms 146:3He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. 1

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:7-11

A Plot against Daniel. ( b. c. 537.) 6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and… Read the whole commentary →

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