Daniel 2:13

In 11 translations

BSB

So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

KJV

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

WEB

So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. So the decree went out, and the wise men were to be slain. They sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

ASV

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

LSV

And the sentence has gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

YLT

And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

DBY

And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

DRC

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

GNV

And when sentence was giuen, the wise men were slayne: and they sought Daniel and his fellowes to be put to death.

JPS

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

LXXE

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

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְדָתָ֣א נֶפְקַ֔ת וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין וּבְע֛וֹ דָּנִיֵּ֥אל וְחַבְר֖וֹהִי לְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ τὸ δόγμα ἐξῆλθε, καὶ οἱ σοφοὶ ἀπεκτέννοντο· καὶ ἐζήτησαν Δανιὴλ καὶ τοὺς φίλους αὐτοῦ ἀνελεῖν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Daniel 1:19–20And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service. In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the…
• Proverbs 28:15–17Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days. A man burdened by…
• Daniel 6:9–15Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he…
• Esther 3:12–15On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the…
• Isaiah 10:1Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
• Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?

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