Daniel 6:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.””

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BSBPD

“Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then they have answered, yea, they are saying before the king, that, `Daniel, who <FI>is<Fi> of the sons of the Removed of Judah, hath not placed on thee, O king, <FI>any<Fi> regard, nor on the interdict that thou hast signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 6:13 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
  2. Daniel 1:6Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
  3. Daniel 2:25Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
  4. Daniel 3:8At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
  5. Daniel 3:11and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.
  6. Daniel 3:12But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
  7. Daniel 5:13So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
  8. Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  9. Acts 17:7and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”

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