Daniel 6:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When this thing came to the king's ears, it was very evil to him, and his heart was fixed on keeping Daniel safe, and till the going down of the sun he was doing everything in his power to get him free.

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 8:8 : 8 So now send a letter about the Jews, writing whatever seems good to you, in the king's name, and stamping it with the king's ring: for a writing signed in the king's name and stamped with the king's ring may not be changed.
  • Dan 6:12 : 12 Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.
  • Ps 94:20-21 : 20 What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law? 21 They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.
  • Dan 6:8 : 8 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.

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  • Dan 6:4-9
    6 verses
    88%

    4Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a special spirit in him; and it was the king's purpose to put him over all the kingdom.

    5Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him.

    6Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of his God.

    7Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.

    8All 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.

    9Now, O King, put the order in force, signing the writing so that it may not be changed, like the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.

  • Dan 6:11-14
    4 verses
    88%

    11And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem;) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.

    12Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.

    13Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that any man who makes a request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole? The king made answer and said, The thing is fixed by the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.

    14Then they made answer and said before the king, Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah, has no respect for you, O King, or for the order signed by you, but three times a day he makes his prayer to God.

  • Dan 6:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16Then these men said to the king, Be certain, O King, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no order or law which the king has put into force may be changed.

    17Then the king gave the order, and they took Daniel and put him into the lions' hole. The king made answer and said to Daniel, Your God, whose servant you are at all times, will keep you safe.

  • Dan 6:24-26
    3 verses
    75%

    24Then the king was very glad, and gave orders for them to take Daniel up out of the hole. So Daniel was taken up out of the hole and he was seen to be untouched, because he had faith in his God.

    25And at the king's order, they took those men who had said evil against Daniel, and put them in the lions' hole, with their wives and their children; and they had not got to the floor of the hole before the lions overcame them and all their bones were broken.

    26Then King Darius sent a letter to all the peoples, nations, and languages, living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.

  • Esth 1:13
    75%

    13And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:

  • Dan 2:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15He made answer and said to Arioch, O captain of the king, why is the king's order so cruel? Then Arioch gave Daniel an account of the business.

    16And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.

  • Ezra 6:1
    73%

    1Then Darius the king gave an order and a search was made in the house of the records, where the things of value were stored up in Babylon.

  • Dan 6:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

    2Darius was pleased to put over the kingdom a hundred and twenty captains, who were to be all through the kingdom;

  • Dan 2:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9That if you do not make my dream clear to me there is only one fate for you: for you have made ready false and evil words to say before me till the times are changed: so give me an account of the dream, and I will be certain that you are able to make the sense of it clear.

    10Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in answer, There is not a man on earth able to make clear the king's business; for no king, however great his power, has ever made such a request to any wonder-worker or user of secret arts or Chaldaean.

  • Dan 3:12
    72%

    12There are certain Jews whom you have put over the business of the land of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men have not given attention to you, O King: they are not servants of your gods or worshippers of the gold image which you have put up.

  • Ezra 6:11-12
    2 verses
    72%

    11And I have given orders that if anyone makes any change in this word, one of the supports is to be pulled out of his house, and he is to be lifted up and fixed to it; and his house is to be made waste for this;

    12And may the God who has made it a resting-place for his name send destruction on all kings and peoples whose hands are outstretched to make any change in this or to do damage to this house of God at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given this order, let it be done with all care.

  • Esth 1:19
    72%

    19If it is pleasing to the king, let an order go out from him, and let it be recorded among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may never be changed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her place to another who is better than she.

  • Dan 2:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon.

    13So the order went out that the wise men were to be put to death; and they were looking for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.

  • Dan 6:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Then the king went to his great house, and took no food that night, and no ... were placed before him, and his sleep went from him.

    20Then very early in the morning the king got up and went quickly to the lions' hole.

  • Dan 3:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28Nebuchadnezzar made answer and said, Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent his angel and kept his servants safe who had faith in him, and who put the king's word on one side and gave up their bodies to the fire, so that they might not be servants or worshippers of any other god but their God.

    29And it is my decision that any people, nation, or language saying evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, will be cut to bits and their houses made waste: because there is no other god who is able to give salvation such as this.

  • Dan 1:19
    71%

    19And the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.

  • Dan 2:27
    71%

    27Then Daniel said in answer to the king, No wise men, or users of secret arts, or wonder-workers, or readers of signs, are able to make clear to the king the secret he is searching for;

  • Esth 1:15
    71%

    15What is to be done by law to Vashti the queen, because she has not done what King Ahasuerus, by his servants, gave her orders to do?

  • Dan 5:6
    71%

    6Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.

  • Dan 5:15
    71%

    15And now the wise men, the users of secret arts, have been sent in before me for the purpose of reading this writing and making clear to me the sense of it: but they are not able to make clear the sense of the thing:

  • Esth 6:1
    71%

    1That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,

  • Dan 2:24
    71%

    24For this reason Daniel went to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders for the destruction of the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, Do not put to death the wise men of Babylon: take me in before the king and I will make clear to him the sense of the dream.

  • Dan 5:10
    71%

    10The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:

  • Dan 6:28
    70%

    28He gives salvation and makes men free from danger, and does signs and wonders in heaven and earth, who has kept Daniel safe from the power of the lions.

  • Dan 5:28
    70%

    28Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.

  • Dan 5:13
    70%

    13Then they took Daniel in before the king; the king made answer and said to Daniel, So you are that Daniel, of the prisoners of Judah, whom my father took out of Judah.

  • Dan 1:10
    70%

    10And the captain of the unsexed servants said to Daniel, I am in fear of my lord the king, who has given orders about your food and your drink; what if he sees you looking less happy than the other young men of your generation? then you would have put my head in danger from the king.

  • Dan 5:17
    70%

    17Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.

  • Dan 4:6
    70%

    6And I gave orders for all the wise men of Babylon to come in before me so that they might make clear to me the sense of my dream.

  • Esth 1:21
    70%

    21And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

  • Dan 3:18
    70%

    18But if not, be certain, O King, that we will not be the servants of your gods, or give worship to the image of gold which you have put up.

  • Dan 2:18
    70%

    18So that they might make a request for the mercy of the God of heaven in the question of this secret; so that Daniel and his friends might not come to destruction with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.