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 ban.
Esther 3:12
Then the king's scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to the writing of it, and to every people according to their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's ring.
Psalm 94:20
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You, which frames mischief by a law?
Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion and a ranging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people.
Isaiah 10:1
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the scribes who write toil;
And they
Daniel 1:19
And the king talked with them. And among them all were found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they stood before the king.
Daniel 6:12
Then they came near and spoke before the king concerning the king's ban, Have you not signed a ban that every man who shall ask a petition of any god or man within thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be thrown into the lion's den? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed.