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of. Da 2:48 Da 2:49 Da 5:16 Da 5:29 1Sa 2:30 Pr 3:16
and the. Ezr 4:22 Es 7:4 Pr 26:6 Lu 19:13-27 1Co 4:2
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Then this Daniel was preferred above
was preferred. Pr 22:29
an. Da 5:12 Da 5:14 Da 9:23 Ge 41:38-41 Ne 7:2 Pr 3:3 Pr 3:4 Pr 17:27 Ec 2:13
thought.Intended to make him grand vizier or {emiru'l umra.} Daniel had now been employed full sixty-five years as prime minister under the kings of Babylon; and was justly entitled, from his acknowledged wisdom, to this preference.
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Then
Cir. A.M. 3467. B.C. 537. sought. Da 3:8 Ge 43:18 Re 13:4 Ps 37:12 Ps 37:13 Ps 37:32 Ps 37:33 Pr 29:27 Ec 4:4 Jer 18:18 Jer 18:23 Jer 20:10 Mt 26:4 Mt 27:18 Lu 20:20 Lu 22:2
but. 1Sa 18:14 1Sa 19:4 1Sa 19:5 1Sa 22:14 Lu 23:14 Lu 23:15 Joh 19:4 2Co 11:12 Php 2:15 1Ti 5:14 Tit 2:8 1Pe 2:12 1Pe 3:16 1Pe 4:14-16
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Then said these men
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Then these presidents
assembled together. or, came tumultuously. Da 6:11 Ps 56:6 Ps 62:3 Ps 64:2-6 Mt 27:23-25 Lu 23:23-25 Ac 22:22 Ac 22:23
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All
All. Da 6:2 Da 6:3 Da 3:2 Da 3:27
have consulted. Ps 2:2 Ps 59:3 Ps 62:4 Ps 83:1-3 Ps 94:20 Mic 6:5 Mt 12:14 Mt 26:4 Mr 15:1 Joh 12:10 Ac 4:5-7 Ac 4:26-28
decree. or, interdict. he shall. Da 3:6 Da 3:11 Ps 10:9 Na 2:12
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Now
establish. Es 3:12 Es 8:10 Isa 10:1
according. Da 6:12 Da 6:15 Es 1:19 Es 8:3
altereth not. Chal. passeth not. Mt 24:35
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Wherefore king Darius signed
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when. Lu 14:26 Ac 4:17-19
his windows. 1Ki 8:30 1Ki 8:38 1Ki 8:44 1Ki 8:48-50 2Ch 6:38 Ps 5:7 Jon 2:4 Heb 4:16
he kneeled. 1Ki 8:54 2Ch 6:13 Ezr 9:5 Ps 95:6 Lu 22:41 Ac 7:60 Ac 9:40 Ac 20:36 Ac 21:5 Eph 3:14
three. Da 6:13 Ps 55:17 Ps 86:3 Ac 2:1 Ac 2:2 Ac 2:15 Ac 3:1 Ac 10:9
gave. Ps 34:1 Php 4:6 Col 3:17 1Th 5:17 1Th 5:18 Heb 13:15
as he. Ne 6:11 Ps 11:1 Ps 11:2 Mt 10:28-33 Lu 12:4-9 Ac 4:18 Ac 4:19 Ac 4:29 Ac 5:20 Ac 5:29 Ac 5:40-42 Ac 20:24 Php 1:14 Php 1:20 Re 2:10 Re 2:13
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Then these men assembled
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Then
they. Da 3:8-12 Ac 16:19 Ac 16:24 Ac 24:2-9
the den.It is probable that these lions were kept for the purpose of devouring certain criminals, whom the laws might consign to that kind of death.
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Then answered
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Then
was sore.The king now clearly perceived for what purpose the decree had been solicited; and was exceedingly displeased with himself that he had suffered himself to be so deluded. Da 3:13 Mt 27:17-24 Mr 6:26 Lu 23:13-21 Joh 19:7-12
and he.He strove during the whole day, by every means, to evade or annul the edict; but the foolish constitution of his government (exactly the reverse of the happy rule for the conduct of our gracious monarch) did not allow them to pardon any person who had broken one of their decrees, however arbitrary and unreasonable. 2Sa 3:28 2Sa 3:29
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Then these men assembled unto
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Then
the king. 2Sa 3:39 Pr 29:25 Jer 26:14 Jer 38:5 Mt 14:8-10 Mt 27:23-26 Mr 6:25-28 Mr 15:14 Mr 15:15 Joh 19:12-16 Ac 24:27 Ac 25:9 Ac 25:11 Ro 13:3
Thy God. Da 6:20 Da 3:15 Da 3:17 Da 3:28 Job 5:19 Ps 37:39 Ps 37:40 Ps 91:14-16 Ps 118:8 Ps 118:9 Isa 43:2 Ac 27:23 Ac 27:24
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a stone. La 3:53 Mt 27:60-66 Ac 12:4 Ac 16:23 Ac 16:24
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Then
and passed. 2Sa 12:16 2Sa 12:17 2Sa 19:24 1Ki 21:27 Job 21:12 Ps 137:2 Ec 2:8 Isa 24:8 Isa 24:9 Am 6:4-6 Jon 3:3-9 Re 18:22
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Then
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is. Da 6:16 Da 6:27 Da 3:15 Da 3:17 Da 3:28 Da 3:29
servest. 1Ch 16:11 Ps 71:14-18 Ps 73:23 Ps 119:112 Ps 146:2 Pr 23:17 Pr 23:18 Ho 12:6 Lu 18:1 Ac 6:4 Ro 2:7 Col 4:2 1Th 5:17 1Th 5:18 Jas 1:25
able. Da 3:17 Ge 18:14 Nu 11:23 Nu 14:15 Nu 14:16 Jer 32:17 Lu 1:37 2Co 1:10 2Ti 1:12 2Ti 4:16-18 Heb 7:25 Jude 1:24
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Then said Daniel unto
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My God. Da 6:20 2Sa 22:7 Ps 31:14 Ps 38:21 Ps 118:28 Mic 7:7 Mt 27:46 Joh 20:17 Joh 20:18
hath sent. Da 3:28 Nu 20:16 2Ch 32:21 Ps 34:7 Isa 63:9 Ac 12:11 Ac 27:23
hath shut. 1Sa 17:37 Ps 91:11-13 2Ti 4:17 Heb 11:33
forasmuch. Da 6:23 Ps 18:19-24 Ps 26:6 Ps 84:11 Isa 3:10 Ac 24:16 2Co 1:12 1Jo 3:19-21
and also. Ge 40:15 1Sa 24:9-11 1Sa 26:18 Ps 7:1-4 Ac 25:8-11
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Then
was. Da 6:14 Da 6:18 Ex 18:9 1Ki 5:7 2Ch 2:11 2Ch 2:12
because. Da 3:25 Da 3:27 Da 3:28 1Ch 5:20 2Ch 20:20 Ps 37:40 Ps 118:8 Ps 118:9 Ps 146:3-6 Pr 18:10 Isa 26:3 Mr 9:23 Heb 11:33
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and they brought. De 19:18-20 Es 7:10 Es 9:25 Pr 11:8
their children. De 24:16 Jos 7:24 Jos 7:25 2Ki 14:6 Es 9:10
the lions. Da 3:22 Ps 54:5 Isa 38:13
them.This savage act accorded with the customs of those times; contrary to the Divine law which enacted that "the fathers should not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers."
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Then king Darius wrote
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I make
make. Da 3:29 Ezr 6:8-12 Ezr 7:12 Ezr 7:13
tremble. Ps 2:11 Ps 99:1-3 Ps 119:120 Isa 66:2 Jer 10:10 Lu 12:5 Heb 12:29
for. Da 4:34 De 5:26 1Sa 17:26 1Sa 17:36 Ho 1:10 Ac 17:25 Ro 9:26 1Th 1:9 Re 4:10 Re 5:14
and stedfast. Ps 93:1 Ps 93:2 Ps 146:10 Mal 3:6 Heb 6:17 Heb 6:18 Jas 1:17
and his kingdom. Da 2:44 Da 4:3 Da 4:34 Da 7:14 Da 7:27 Ps 29:10 Ps 145:12 Ps 145:13 Isa 9:7 Mt 6:13 Lu 1:33 Re 11:15
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delivereth. Job 36:15 Ps 18:48 Ps 18:50 Ps 32:7 Ps 35:17 Ps 97:10 Lu 1:74 Lu 1:75 2Co 1:8-10 2Ti 4:17 2Ti 4:18
and he. Da 4:2 Da 4:3 Da 4:34 Jer 32:19 Jer 32:20 Mr 16:17 Mr 16:18 Ac 4:30 Heb 2:4
power. Chal. hand.
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