Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
The decree
And they
Bible References
The decree
Daniel 6:9
Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Esther 3:12
Then the king's scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants and to the governors that were over each province and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof and to every people after their language; in the name of King Ahasuerus it was written and sealed with the king's ring.
Psalm 94:20
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, who creates toil under the guise of law?
Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Isaiah 10:1
Woe unto those that establish unrighteous laws and that wilfully prescribe tyranny
And they
Daniel 1:19
And the king communed with them, and none among them all was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; and therefore they stood before the king.
Daniel 6:12
Then they went and spoke before the king concerning the royal decree; Hast thou not confirmed a decree that whoever shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Media and Persia, which does not change.