Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him: King Darius, live forever.

New American Standard Bible

Then these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: “King Darius, live forever!

King James Version

Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

Holman Bible

So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said to him, “May King Darius live forever.

International Standard Version

Then these administrators and regional authorities went as a group to the king and said this, "Your majesty, live forever!

American Standard Version

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

Amplified

Then these commissioners and satraps agreed to approach the king and said to him, “King Darius, live forever!

Bible in Basic English

Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.

Darby Translation

Then these presidents and satraps came in a body to the king, and said thus unto him: King Darius, live for ever!

Julia Smith Translation

Then these presidents and satraps ran together with tumult to the king, and saying thus to him, O Darius the king, live thou forever.

King James 2000

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So the administrators and the satraps conspired {with respect to} the king and so they said to him, "Darius, O king, live {forever}!

Modern King James verseion

Then these presidents and rulers assembled to the king, and said this to him: King Darius, live forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Upon this, went the princes and lords together unto the king, and said thus unto him, "King Darius, God save thy life forever.

NET Bible

So these supervisors and satraps came by collusion to the king and said to him, "O King Darius, live forever!

New Heart English Bible

Then these administrators and satraps assembled together to the king, and said this to him, "King Darius, live forever.

The Emphasized Bible

Then, these ministers and satraps, crowded together unto the king, - and, thus, were saying to him, O Darius the king! for ages, live!

Webster

Then these presidents and princes assembled to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live for ever.

World English Bible

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.

Youngs Literal Translation

Then these presidents and satraps have assembled near the king, and thus they are saying to him: 'O king Darius, to the ages live!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אדין 
'edayin (Aramaic) 
Usage: 57

אלּן אלּין 
'illeyn (Aramaic) 
these, the
Usage: 6

סרך 
Carek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

and princes
אחשׁדּרפּן 
'achashdarpan (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

רגשׁ 
R@gash (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

to the king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

and said
אמר 
'amar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 71

כּן 
Ken (Aramaic) 
Usage: 8

על 
`al (Aramaic) 
Usage: 102

מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

דּריושׁ 
Dar@yavesh (Aramaic) 
Usage: 15

חיה חיא 
Chaya' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

References

Context Readings

Daniel's Integrity And His Entrapment By His Enemies

5 Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God. 6 Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him: King Darius, live forever. 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god o


Cross References

Daniel 2:4

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever. Tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

Nehemiah 2:3

And I said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lays waste, and the gates of it are consumed with fire?

Daniel 6:21

Then Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever.

Daniel 5:10

[Now] the queen came into the banquet house because of the words of the king and his lords. The queen spoke and said, O king, live forever. Let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.

Psalm 56:6

They gather themselves together. They hide themselves. They mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

Psalm 62:3

How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may kill, all of you, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Psalm 64:2-6

Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumult of the workers of iniquity,

Daniel 3:9

They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live forever.

Daniel 6:11

Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.

Matthew 27:23-25

And the governor said, For what evil has he done? But they cried out even more, saying, He should be crucified.

Luke 23:23-25

But they were relentless with loud voices demanding him to be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.

Acts 22:22-23

And they heard him until this word. And they lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a man from the earth, for he is not fit to live.

Acts 24:2

And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Experiencing much peace because of thee, and worthy deeds happening to this nation because of thy foresight,

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