Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
So the
King James Version
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Holman Bible
The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.
International Standard Version
When the order went out to kill the advisors, they searched for Daniel and his friends to kill them, too.
A Conservative Version
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain. And they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
American Standard Version
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Amplified
So the decree went out that the wise men were to be killed; and they looked for Daniel and his companions to put them to death.
Darby Translation
And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.
Julia Smith Translation
And the edict went forth and the wise men being killed; and they sought Daniel and his associates to be killed.
King James 2000
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the decree was issued, and the wise men {were on the verge of being executed}, and they searched for Daniel and his companions to be executed.
Modern King James verseion
And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they sought Daniel and his fellows to be killed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the proclamation went forth that the wise men should be slain. They sought also to slay Daniel with his companions.
NET Bible
So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.
New Heart English Bible
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be killed; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be killed.
The Emphasized Bible
and, the decree, went forth, that, the wise men, should be slain, - and they sought Daniel and his companions that they might be slain.
Webster
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
World English Bible
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Themes
Government » Monarchical » By nebuchadnezzar
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 2:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The King's Troubling Dream
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. 14 Then Daniel gave an answer with wisdom and good sense to Arioch, the captain of the king's armed men, who had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon;
Cross References
Daniel 1:19-20
And the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.
Esther 3:12-15
Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the kingdom in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs; it was signed in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with the king's ring.
Psalm 94:20
What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?
Proverbs 28:15-17
Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.
Isaiah 10:1
Cursed are those who make evil decisions, and the writers who make the records of their cruel acts:
Daniel 6:9-15
For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.