Daniel 2:12 “This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders t…”

Daniel 2:12

This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

World English Bible

Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.

American Standard Version

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Geneva Bible 1599

For this cause the king was angrie and in great furie, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babel.

Darby Translation

For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.”

Daniel 3:13 Psalm 76:10 Matthew 2:16 Job 5:2 Proverbs 16:14 Proverbs 19:12

Daniel 3:13 · BSB

Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

Psalm 76:10 · BSB

Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.

Matthew 2:16 · BSB

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had le…

Job 5:2 · BSB

For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Proverbs 16:14 · BSB

The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

Proverbs 19:12 · BSB

A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Also

Daniel 3:19 Daniel 2:5

Daniel 3:19 · BSB

At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,

Daniel 2:5 · BSB

The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

13So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

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