Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 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 For this cause the king was enraged and angered, and commanded all the wise men of Babylon to be destroyed. 13 And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they sought Daniel and his fellows to be killed. 14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and insight to Arioch the chief of the king's executioners, who had gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon.
Cross References
Daniel 1:19-20
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.
Esther 3:12-15
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 28:15-17
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;
Daniel 6:9-15
Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the ban.