Daniel 6:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now, 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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 118:9 : 9 It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in rulers.
  • Ps 146:3 : 3 Put not your faith in rulers, or in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
  • Prov 6:2 : 2 You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.
  • Isa 2:22 : 22 Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.
  • Ps 62:9-9 : 9 Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath. 10 Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

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  • Dan 6:5-8
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    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.

  • Dan 6:10-17
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    83%

    10For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.

    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.

    15When 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.

    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.

  • Ezra 6:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    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.

    2And at Achmetha, in the great house of the king in the land of Media, they came across a roll, in which this statement was put on record:

  • Ezra 6:10-13
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    10So that they may make offerings of a sweet smell to the God of heaven, with prayers for the life of the king and of his sons.

    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.

    13Then Tattenai, the ruler across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and their people, because of the order given by King Darius, did as he had said with all care.

  • Dan 6:25-28
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    76%

    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.

    27It is my order that in all the kingdom of which I am ruler, men are to be shaking with fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, unchanging for ever, and his kingdom is one which will never come to destruction, his rule will go on to the end.

    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 6:1-2
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    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;

  • Ezra 5:5-7
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    73%

    5But the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.

    6This is a copy of the letter which Tattenai, the ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his friends the Apharsachites, living across the river, sent to Darius the king:

    7They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:

  • Dan 9:1
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    1In the first year of Darius, the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldaeans;

  • Esth 9:32
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    32The order given by Esther gave the force of law to the rules about the Purim; and it was recorded in the book.

  • Dan 5:24
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    24Then the part of the hand was sent out from before him, and this writing was recorded.

  • Dan 2:15-16
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    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.

  • Dan 6:19
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    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.

  • Dan 5:5-6
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    5In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.

    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 2:13
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    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 3:29
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    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.

  • Ezra 6:8
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    8Further, I give orders as to what you are to do for the responsible men of the Jews in connection with the building of this house of God: that from the king's wealth, that is, from the taxes got together in the land over the river, the money needed is to be given to these men readily, so that their work may not be stopped.

  • 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 1:21
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    21And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.

  • Neh 9:38
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    38And because of all this we are making an agreement in good faith, and putting it in writing; and our rulers, our Levites, and our priests are putting their names to it.

  • Dan 4:6
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    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.

  • Dan 2:19
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    19Then the secret was made clear to Daniel in a vision of the night. And Daniel gave blessing to the God of heaven.

  • Esth 8:8
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    8So 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 5:28
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    28Peres; your kingdom has been cut up and given to the Medes and Persians.

  • Dan 1:8
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    8And Daniel had come to the decision that he would not make himself unclean with the king's food or wine; so he made a request to the captain of the unsexed servants that he might not make himself unclean.

  • Dan 11:1
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    1And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede I was on his side to make his position safe and make him strong.

  • Dan 10:1
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    1In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a secret was unfolded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a hard work: and he had knowledge of it, and the vision was clear to him.

  • Ezra 6:15
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    15And the building of this house was complete on the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the rule of Darius the king.

  • Dan 6:23
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    23My God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong.