Daniel 6:9

Wherefore, King Darius, signed the writing and the interdict.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

In Context

8Now, O king! wilt thou establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it may not be changed—according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be abolished,

10But, Daniel, when he knew that the writing, was signed, went to his own house, and, the windows being opened to him, in his chamber, toward Jerusalem, three times a day, was he kneeling upon his knees, and praying and giving thanks before his God, in like manner as he had been doing aforetime.

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Cross References

Psalms 62:9Surely, vanity, are men of low degree, Deception, men of high degree,—In the balances, they go up, They, are [made] of vanity, altogether.

Psalms 146:3Do not ye trust in nobles, in a son of man who hath no deliverance:

Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from the son of earth, In whose nostrils is but a breath,—For wherein to be reckoned upon, is he?

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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