Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Because of this the king became indignant and very furious and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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 and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

International Standard Version

At this point, the king flew into a rage and issued an order to destroy all the advisors of Babylon.

A Conservative Version

For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men 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.

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;

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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
קבל קבל 
Q@bel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 29

דּן 
Den (Aramaic) 
Usage: 58

כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104

the king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

בּנס 
B@nac (Aramaic) 
be angry
Usage: 1

and very
שׂגּיא 
Saggiy' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 13

קצף 
Q@tsaph (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

and commanded
אמר 
'amar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 71

to destroy
H7
אבד 
'abad (Aramaic) 
to destroy, to perish
Usage: 7

all
כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104

the wise
חכּים 
Chakkiym (Aramaic) 
Usage: 14

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

The King's Troubling Dream

11 The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh. 12 Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

Cross References

Daniel 3:13

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his wrath and passion gave orders for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to be sent for. Then they made these men come in before the king.

Psalm 76:10

The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of wrath, and the form of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: and he gave orders that the fire was to be heated up seven times more than it was generally heated.

Job 5:2

For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

Proverbs 16:14

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

Proverbs 19:12

The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2

The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

Proverbs 27:3-4

A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

Proverbs 29:22

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

Daniel 2:5

The king made answer and said to the Chaldaeans, This is my decision: if you do not make clear to me the dream and the sense of it, you will be cut in bits and your houses made waste.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.

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