Daniel 6:9
“Wherefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree.”
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Daniel 6:9 Context
7All the Presidents of the kingdome, the gouernours, and the Princes, the counsellers and the captaines haue consulted together to establish a royall statute, and to make a firme decree, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of any God or man for thirty dayes, saue of thee, O King, hee shall be cast into the denne of Lions. 8Now, O king, establish the decree, and signe the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes & Persians, which altereth not. 9Wherefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree. 10¶ Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, hee went into his house, and his windowes being open in his chamber toward Ierusalem, hee kneeled vpon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gaue thankes before his God, as hee did afore time. 11Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying, and making supplication before his God.
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Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
- King James Version
Therefore King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order.
- Basic English Bible
Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
- Darby Bible
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
- Webster's Bible
Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
- World English Bible
Therefore king Darius hath signed the writing and interdict.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(6:10) Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible