Daniel 6:7

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Summary

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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Daniel 6:2

Daniel 3:2

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Daniel 3:6

Psalm 10:9

Nahum 2:12

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Acts 12:22

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along with three chief administrators from them, one of which was Daniel. The regional authorities reported to these three administrators, so that the king would experience no losses.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the regional authorities, governors, deputy governors, advisors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all of the other administrators of the provinces, ordering them to come to the dedication of the statue that he had erected.

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As the kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers conspire together against the LORD and his anointed one, they say,

Look, they lie in ambush for my life; these violent men gather together against me, but not because of any transgression or sin of mine, LORD.

They plan to cast him down from his exalted position. They delight in lies; their mouth utters blessings, while their heart is cursing. Interlude

God, do not rest! Don't be silent! Don't stay inactive, God!

Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you?

"My people, recall how king Balak of Moab deliberated, and how Beor's son Balaam counseled him from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteousness of the LORD."

The Pharisees, however, went out and plotted against Jesus to kill him.

They conspired to arrest Jesus by treachery and to kill him.

As soon as it was morning, the high priests convened a meeting with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. They bound Jesus with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

So the high priests planned to kill Lazarus, too,

The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes met in Jerusalem

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Anyone who does not fall down and worship is immediately to be thrown into the blazing fire furnace."

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

This lion renders its prey to pieces to feed its whelps, and strangles enough prey for its mate, filling its lairs with prey and its dens with rendered flesh.

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The people kept shouting, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!"