Parallel Verses

World English Bible

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!

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.

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, except 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 decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Cross References

Daniel 2:4

Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, 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 shouldn't my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?"

Daniel 6:21

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

Daniel 5:10

[Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spoke and said, O king, live forever; don't let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.

Psalm 56:6

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

Psalm 62:3

How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Psalm 64:2-6

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

Daniel 3:9

They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.

Daniel 6:11

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

Matthew 27:23-25

But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

Luke 23:23-25

But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. Their voices and the voices of the chief priests prevailed.

Acts 22:22-23

They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"

Acts 24:2

When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,

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