Daniel 6:7 “All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governo…”

Daniel 6:7

All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

World English Bible

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

American Standard Version

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Geneva Bible 1599

All the rulers of thy kingdome, the officers and gouernours, the counsellers, and dukes haue consulted together to make a decree for the King and to establish a statute, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of any god or man for thirtie dayes saue of thee, O King, he shalbe cast into the denne of lyons.

Darby Translation

All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Young's Literal Translation

Taken counsel have all the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors, to establish a royal statute, and to strengthen an interdict, that any who seeketh a petition from any god and man until thirty days, save of thee, O king, is cast into a den of lions.

Bible in Basic English

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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Cross references

“All”

Daniel 3:2 Daniel 3:27 Daniel 6:2 Daniel 6:3

Daniel 3:2 · BSB

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set u…

Daniel 3:27 · BSB

and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and t…

Daniel 6:2 · BSB

and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.

Daniel 6:3 · BSB

Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

“have consulted”

Psalm 59:3 Psalm 62:4 Psalm 83:1–3 Matthew 12:14 Matthew 26:4 Mark 15:1

Psalm 59:3 · BSB

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

Psalm 62:4 · BSB

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Psalm 83:1–3 · BSB

O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

Matthew 12:14 · BSB

But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

Matthew 26:4 · BSB

and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.

Mark 15:1 · BSB

Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

“he shall”

Daniel 3:6 Psalm 10:9 Daniel 3:11 Nahum 2:12

Daniel 3:6 · BSB

And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”

Psalm 10:9 · BSB

He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

Daniel 3:11 · BSB

and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.

Nahum 2:12 · BSB

The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.

Also

Psalm 64:2–6

Psalm 64:2–6 · BSB

Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

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

In context

6So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

Read Daniel 6