Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
The thing
Bible References
They
Daniel 3:8
Just then, certain influential Chaldeans took this opportunity to come forward and denounce the Jews.
Acts 16:19
When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities who met together in the public square.
Acts 24:2
When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus opened the prosecution by saying:
The thing
Daniel 6:8
Therefore, your majesty, establish the decree and sign the written document so it can't be changed, in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians that can't be repealed."
Esther 1:19
If it seems good to the king, let a royal decree go out from him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus. Let the king give her royal position to another woman who is better than she.