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
{So} the king, Darius, signed the writing and the interdict.
Esther 3:12
And the king's secretaries were called in the first month on the thirteenth day, and [a decree] was issued, according to all that Haman commanded, to the satraps of the king and to the governors who [were] over all the provinces, and to [the] officials of all the people, to each province according to [its own] script and to all people according to their own language; [it was] written in the name of King Ahasuerus and [was] sealed with the king's ring.
Psalm 94:20
Can there be allied with you a throne of destruction, one that forms trouble based on statute?
Proverbs 28:15
[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Isaiah 10:1
Ah! Those who decree decrees of evil, and writers who have written harm,
And they
Daniel 1:19
And the king spoke with them, {and among all of them no one was found like} Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; then they stood {before} the king.
Daniel 6:12
Then they approached {and spoke with the king} concerning the edict of the king, "{Did you not sign an edict} that any person who would seek [anything] from any God or human within thirty days except from you, O king, would be thrown into {the lion pit}?" The king answered and said, "The matter [as you have just stated] is certain according to [the] law of [the] Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked."