Parallel Verses

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!

A Conservative Version

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him: King Darius, 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 ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God." 6 Then these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: “King Darius, live forever! 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

Cross References

Daniel 2:4

Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic,"O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation."

Nehemiah 2:3

I said to the king, "Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?"

Daniel 6:21

Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!

Daniel 5:10

The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banqueting hall, and the queen declared, "O king, live forever! Let not your thoughts alarm you or your color change.

Psalm 56:6

They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.

Psalm 62:3

How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

Psalm 64:2-6

Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers,

Daniel 3:9

They declared to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever!

Daniel 6:11

Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.

Matthew 27:23-25

And he said, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they shouted all the more, "Let him be crucified!"

Luke 23:23-25

But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

Acts 22:22-23

Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live."

Acts 24:2

And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation,

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