Parallel Verses
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.
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 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.
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 angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. 14 Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon;
Cross References
Daniel 1:19-20
The king talked with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
Esther 3:12-15
Then the king's scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and it was sealed with the king's ring.
Psalm 94:20
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
Proverbs 28:15-17
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.
Isaiah 10:1
Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;
Daniel 6:9-15
Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.