Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
New American Standard Bible
Because of this the king became
King James Version
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Holman Bible
Because of this, the king became violently angry
International Standard Version
At this point, the king flew into a rage and issued an order to destroy all the advisors of Babylon.
American Standard Version
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Amplified
Because of this the king was indignant and extremely furious and gave a command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Bible in Basic English
Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon.
Darby Translation
For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Julia Smith Translation
For this cause the king was in dignant and greatly angry, and he spake to destroy to all the wise of Babel.
King James 2000
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Because of this the king became angry, and he became very much enraged, and he said [that] all the wise men of Babylon [are] to be destroyed.
Modern King James verseion
For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the which cause the king was wroth with great indignation, and commanded to destroy all the wise men at Babylon:
NET Bible
Because of this the king got furiously angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
New Heart English Bible
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
The Emphasized Bible
For this cause, the king, was provoked and exceedingly indignant, - and gave word to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;
Webster
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
World English Bible
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;
Themes
Divination » Those who practised » Regarded as wise men
Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The King's Troubling Dream
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain. And they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Cross References
Daniel 3:13
Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
Psalm 76:10
Surely the inward thought of man shall praise thee, even the residue of inward thought will observe a festival to thee.
Daniel 3:19
Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. [Therefore] he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was accustomed to
Job 5:2
For vexation kills the foolish man, and jealousy slays the silly one.
Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 19:12
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger sins [against] his own life.
Proverbs 27:3-4
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in transgression.
Daniel 2:5
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me. If ye do not make the dream and the interpretation of it known to me, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that
Matthew 5:22
But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to