Parallel Verses

NET Bible

To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions.

New American Standard Bible

All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ den.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

All the administrators of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an edict that for 30 days, anyone who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions’ den.

International Standard Version

All of the royal administrators, prefects, regional authorities, scribes, and governors have concluded that the king should establish and enforce an edict that anyone who prays to any god or man for the next 30 days (except to you, your majesty) is to be thrown into the lions' pit.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, 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.

Amplified

All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors have consulted and agreed together that the king should establish a royal statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who petitions (prays to) any god or man besides you, O king, during the next thirty days, shall be thrown into the den of lions.

Bible in Basic English

All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.

Darby Translation

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors 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, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Julia Smith Translation

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and satraps, and counselors and governors, will counsel together to set up a statute of the kingdom, and to make strong an interdict that whoever shall seek a request from any God and man even to thirty days, except from thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

King James 2000

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the satraps, the counselors, and the advisors, 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, except from you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Lexham Expanded Bible

All of [the] administrators of the kingdom, and the prefects, the satraps, the counselors and the governors took counsel [and have] agreed to establish an edict of the king and to enforce a decree that {whoever} will seek a prayer from any god or human except from you [for] up to thirty days will be thrown into {the lion pit}.

Modern King James verseion

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, and the officials and governors, have planned together to establish a royal law, and to make a strong ban that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except from you, O king, he shall be thrown into the den of lions.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

All the great estates of the realm - as the princes, dukes, senators and judges - are determined to put out a commandment of the king, and to make a sure statute. Namely, that whoso desireth any petition, either of any god or man within this thirty days, except it be only of thee, O king: the same person may be cast into the lions' den.

New Heart English Bible

All the administrators 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.

The Emphasized Bible

All the ministers of the kingdom, the nobles and satraps, the near friends and the pashas, have consulted together, to establish a royal statute, and to confirm an interdict, - That, whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man, for thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

Webster

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counselors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whoever 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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
All
כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104

סרך 
Carek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

of the kingdom
מלכוּ 
Malkuw (Aramaic) 
Usage: 57

the governors
סגן 
C@gan (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

and the princes
אחשׁדּרפּן 
'achashdarpan (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

הדּבר 
Haddabar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

and the captains
פּחה 
Pechah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 10

יעט 
Y@`at (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

קוּם 
Quwm (Aramaic) 
Usage: 35

a royal
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

קים 
Q@yam (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

and to make a firm
תּקף 
T@qeph (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

אסר 
'ecar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

בּעה בּעא 
B@`a' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

בּעוּ 
Ba`uw (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

of
מן 
Min (Aramaic) 
of, from, part, ...I, ...me, before, after, because, Therefore, out, for, than, partly,
Usage: 114

any
כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104

God
אלהּ 
'elahh (Aramaic) 
God, god
Usage: 95

or man
אנשׁ אנשׁ 
'enash (Aramaic) 
Usage: 25

for
עד 
`ad (Aramaic) 
till, until, unto, ever, for, to, but at, even, hitherto , mastery , on, within
Usage: 35

תּלתין 
T@lathiyn (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

יום 
Yowm (Aramaic) 
Usage: 16

להן 
Lawhen (Aramaic) 
Usage: 10

of thee
מן 
Min (Aramaic) 
of, from, part, ...I, ...me, before, after, because, Therefore, out, for, than, partly,
Usage: 114

O king
מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

he shall be cast
רמה 
R@mah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

into the den
גּב 
Gob (Aramaic) 
den
Usage: 10

Context Readings

Daniel's Integrity And His Entrapment By His Enemies

6 So these supervisors and satraps came by collusion to the king and said to him, "O King Darius, live forever! 7 To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions. 8 Now let the king issue a written interdict so that it cannot be altered, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed.

Cross References

Psalm 59:3

For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord.

Daniel 3:2

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent out a summons to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other authorities of the province to attend the dedication of the statue that he had erected.

Daniel 3:6

Whoever does not bow down and pay homage will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire!"

Psalm 10:9

He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

Psalm 62:4

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

Psalm 83:1-3

A song, a psalm of Asaph. O God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us! Do not be inactive, O God!

Daniel 3:27

Once the satraps, prefects, governors, and ministers of the king had gathered around, they saw that those men were physically unharmed by the fire. The hair of their heads was not singed, nor were their trousers damaged. Not even the smell of fire was to be found on them!

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.

Psalm 64:2-6

Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

Psalm 94:20

Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.

Daniel 3:11

And whoever does not bow down and pay homage must be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.

Daniel 6:2-3

Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable to them, so that the king's interests might not incur damage.

Micah 6:5

My people, recall how King Balak of Moab planned to harm you, how Balaam son of Beor responded to him. Recall how you journeyed from Shittim to Gilgal, so you might acknowledge that the Lord has treated you fairly."

Nahum 2:12

The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

Matthew 12:14

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

Matthew 26:4

They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Mark 15:1

Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

John 12:10

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,

Acts 4:5-7

On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

Acts 4:26-28

The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.'

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