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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Accused

Daniel 3:9

In 11 translations

BSB
saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
KJV
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
WEB
They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever! They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
ASV
They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.
LSV
they have answered, indeed, they are saying to Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for all ages!
YLT
they have answered, yea, they are saying to Nebuchadnezzar the king, 'O king, to the ages live!
DBY
They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever!
DRC
And said to king Nabuchodonosor: O king, live for ever:
GNV
For they spake and said to the King Nebuchad-nezzar, O King, liue for euer.
JPS
They spoke and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king: 'O king, live for ever!
LXXE
O king, live for ever.

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Original-language editions

WLC
עֲנוֹ֙ וְאָ֣מְרִ֔ין לִנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֑א מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃
LXX-Br
βασιλεῦ, εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ζῆθι.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Daniel 6:6So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!
  • Daniel 5:10Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
  • Daniel 2:4Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
  • Daniel 6:21Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!
  • Daniel 3:4–5Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded: As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must…
  • Romans 13:7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

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