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Daniel Serves Darius

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Dan 6:1 - It pleased^H8232^H6925 Darius^H1868 to set^H6966 over^H5922 the kingdom^H4437 an hundred^H3969 and twenty^H6243 princes,^H324 which^H1768 should be^H1934 over^H3606^➔ the^H4437^➔ whole^➔^H3606 kingdom;^➔^H4437

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Dan 6:2 - And over^H5924 these^H4481 three^H8532 presidents;^H5632 of^H4481 whom^H1768 Daniel^H1841 was first:^H2298 that^H1768 the princes^H324 might^H1934 give^H3052 accounts^H2941 unto them, and the king^H4430 should have^H1934 no^H3809 damage.^H5142

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Dan 6:3 - Then^H116 this^H1836 Daniel^H1841 was^H1934 preferred^H5330 above^H5922 the presidents^H5632 and princes,^H324 because^H3606^H6903^H1768 an^H7308^➔ excellent^H3493 spirit^➔^H7308 was in him; and the king^H4430 thought^H6246 to set him^H6966 over^H5922 the^H4437^➔ whole^H3606 realm.^➔^H4437

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Dan 6:4 - Then^H116 the presidents^H5632 and princes^H324 sought^H1934^H1156 to find^H7912 occasion^H5931 against Daniel^H1841 concerning^H6655 the kingdom;^H4437 but^H3606 they could^H3202 find^H7912 none^H3809 occasion^H5931 nor fault;^H7844 forasmuch^H3606^H6903^➔^H1768 as^➔^H6903 he^H1932 was faithful,^H540 neither^H3809 was there^H7912^➔ any^H3606 error^H7960 or fault^H7844 found^➔^H7912 in him.^H5922

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Dan 6:5 - Then^H116 said^H560 these^H479 men,^H1400 We shall^H7912^➔ not^H3809 find^➔^H7912 any^H3606 occasion^H5931 against^H1841^➔ this^H1836 Daniel,^➔^H1841 except^H3861 we find^H7912 it against him^H5922 concerning the law^H1882 of his God.^H426

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Dan 6:6 - Then^H116 these^H459 presidents^H5632 and princes^H324 assembled together^H7284 to^H5922 the king,^H4430 and^H3652^➔ said^H560 thus^➔^H3652 unto him, King^H4430 Darius,^H1868 live^H2418 for ever.^H5957

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Dan 6:7 - All^H3606 the presidents^H5632 of the kingdom,^H4437 the governors,^H5460 and the princes,^H324 the counsellors,^H1907 and the captains,^H6347 have consulted together^H3272 to establish^H6966 a^H7010^➔ royal^H4430 statute,^➔^H7010 and to make^H8631^➔ a^H633^➔ firm^➔^H8631 decree,^➔^H633 that^H1768 whosoever^H3606^H1768 shall ask^H1156 a petition^H1159 of^H4481 any^H3606 God^H426 or man^H606 for^H5705 thirty^H8533 days,^H3118 save^H3861 of thee,^H4481 O king,^H4430 he shall be cast^H7412 into the den^H1358 of lions.^H744

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Dan 6:8 - Now,^H3705 O king,^H4430 establish^H6966 the decree,^H633 and sign^H7560 the writing,^H3792 that^H1768 it be^H8133^➔ not^H3809 changed,^➔^H8133 according to the law^H1882 of the Medes^H4076 and Persians,^H6540 which^H1768 altereth^H5709 not.^H3809

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Dan 6:9 - Wherefore^H3606^H6903^H1836 king^H4430 Darius^H1868 signed^H7560 the writing^H3792 and the decree.^H633

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Dan 6:10 - Now^H1841^➔ when^H1768 Daniel^➔^H1841 knew^H3046 that^H1768 the writing^H3792 was signed,^H7560 he went^H5954 into his house;^H1005 and his windows^H3551 being open^H6606 in his chamber^H5952 toward^H5049 Jerusalem,^H3390 he^H1932 kneeled^H1289 upon^H5922 his knees^H1291 three^H8532 times^H2166 a day,^H3118 and prayed,^H6739 and gave thanks^H3029 before^H6925 his God,^H426 as^H3606^H6903^H1768 he did^H1934^H5648 aforetime.^H4481^H6928^H1836

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Dan 6:11 - Then^H116 these^H479 men^H1400 assembled,^H7284 and found^H7912 Daniel^H1841 praying^H1156 and making supplication^H2604 before^H6925 his God.^H426

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Dan 6:12 - Then^H116 they came near,^H7127 and spake^H560 before^H6925 the king^H4430 concerning^H5922 the^H633^➔ king's^H4430 decree;^➔^H633 Hast thou^H7560^➔ not^H3809 signed^➔^H7560 a decree,^H633 that^H1768 every^H3606 man^H606 that^H1768 shall ask^H1156 a petition of^H4481 any^H3606 God^H426 or man^H606 within^H5705 thirty^H8533 days,^H3118 save^H3861 of thee,^H4481 O king,^H4430 shall be cast^H7412 into the den^H1358 of lions?^H744 The king^H4430 answered^H6032 and said,^H560 The thing^H4406 is true,^H3330 according to the law^H1882 of the Medes^H4076 and Persians,^H6540 which^H1768 altereth^H5709 not.^H3809

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Dan 6:13 - Then^H116 answered they^H6032 and said^H560 before^H6925 the king,^H4430 That^H1768 Daniel,^H1841 which^H1768 is of^H4481 the children^H1123 of the captivity^H1547 of^H1768 Judah,^H3061 regardeth^H7761 not^H3809 thee,^H5922 O king,^H4430 nor the decree^H2942^H5922^H633 that^H1768 thou hast signed,^H7560 but^H2166^➔ maketh^H1156 his petition^H1159 three^H8532 times^➔^H2166 a day.^H3118

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Dan 6:14 - Then^H116 the king,^H4430 when^H1768 he heard^H8086 these words,^H4406 was^H888^➔ sore^H7690 displeased^➔^H888 with himself,^H5922 and^H5922^➔ set^H7761 his heart^H1079 on^➔^H5922 Daniel^H1841 to deliver him:^H7804 and^H5705^➔ he laboured^H1934^H7712 till^➔^H5705 the going down^H4606 of the sun^H8122 to deliver him.^H5338

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Dan 6:15 - Then^H116 these^H479 men^H1400 assembled^H7284 unto^H5922 the king,^H4430 and said^H560 unto the king,^H4430 Know,^H3046 O king,^H4430 that^H1768 the law^H1882 of the Medes^H4076 and Persians^H6540 is, That^H1768 no^H3809 decree^H633 nor statute^H7010 which^H1768 the king^H4430 establisheth^H6966 may be changed.^H8133

Daniel in the Lions' Den

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Dan 6:16 - Then^H116 the king^H4430 commanded,^H560 and they brought^H858 Daniel,^H1841 and cast^H7412 him into the den^H1358 of^H1768 lions.^H744 Now the king^H4430 spake^H6032 and said^H560 unto Daniel,^H1841 Thy God^H426 whom^H1768 thou^H607 servest^H6399 continually,^H8411 he^H1932 will deliver thee.^H7804

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Dan 6:17 - And^H858^➔ a^H2298 stone^H69 was brought,^➔^H858 and laid^H7761 upon^H5922 the mouth^H6433 of the den;^H1358 and^H2857^➔ the king^H4430 sealed it^➔^H2857 with his own signet,^H5824 and with the signet^H5824 of his lords;^H7261 that^H1768 the purpose^H6640 might^H8133^➔ not^H3809 be changed^➔^H8133 concerning Daniel.^H1841

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Dan 6:18 - Then^H116 the king^H4430 went^H236 to his palace,^H1965 and passed the night^H956 fasting:^H2908 neither^H3809 were^H5954^➔ instruments of musick^H1761 brought^➔^H5954 before him:^H6925 and his sleep^H8139 went^H5075 from him.^H5922

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Dan 6:19 - Then^H116 the king^H4430 arose^H6966 very early^H8238 in the morning,^H5053 and^H927^➔ went^H236 in haste^➔^H927 unto the den^H1358 of^H1768 lions.^H744

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Dan 6:20 - And when he came^H7127 to the den,^H1358 he cried^H2200 with a^H7032^➔ lamentable^H6088 voice^➔^H7032 unto Daniel:^H1841 and the king^H4430 spake^H6032 and said^H560 to Daniel,^H1841 O Daniel,^H1841 servant^H5649 of the^H426^➔ living^H2417 God,^➔^H426 is^H3202^➔ thy God,^H426 whom^H1768 thou^H607 servest^H6399 continually,^H8411 able^➔^H3202 to deliver thee^H7804 from^H4481 the lions?^H744

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Dan 6:21 - Then^H116 said^H4449 Daniel^H1841 unto^H5974 the king,^H4430 O king,^H4430 live^H2418 for ever.^H5957

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Dan 6:22 - My God^H426 hath sent^H7972 his angel,^H4398 and hath shut^H5463 the^H6433^➔ lions'^H744 mouths,^➔^H6433 that^H3809^➔ they have^H2255^➔ not^➔^H3809 hurt me:^➔^H2255 forasmuch as^H3606^H6903 before him^H6925 innocency^H2136 was found^H7912 in me;^H589 and also^H638 before thee,^H6925 O king,^H4430 have I done^H5648 no^H3809 hurt.^H2248

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Dan 6:23 - Then^H116 was^H2868^➔ the king^H4430 exceeding^H7690 glad^➔^H2868 for him,^H5922 and^H1841^➔ commanded^H560 that they should take^H5267^➔ Daniel^➔^H1841 up^➔^H5267 out^H4481 of the den.^H1358 So^H5267^➔ Daniel^H1841 was taken up^➔^H5267 out^H4481 of the den,^H1358 and^H3606^➔ no^H3809 manner^➔^H3606 of hurt^H2257 was found^H7912 upon him, because^H1768 he believed^H540 in his God.^H426

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Dan 6:24 - And^H560^➔ the king^H4430 commanded,^➔^H560 and they brought^H858 those^H479 men^H1400 which^H1768 had accused^H399^H7170 Daniel,^H1841 and^H1358^➔ they cast^H7412 them into the den^➔^H1358 of lions,^H744 them,^H581 their children,^H1123 and their wives;^H5389 and^H3809 the lions^H744 had the mastery^H7981 of them, and^H3606^➔ brake^H1855^➔ all^➔^H3606 their bones^H1635 in pieces^➔^H1855 or^H5705 ever^H1768 they came^H4291 at the bottom^H773 of the den.^H1358

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Dan 6:25 - Then^H116 king^H4430 Darius^H1868 wrote^H3790 unto all^H3606 people,^H5972 nations,^H524 and languages,^H3961 that^H1768 dwell^H1753 in all^H3606 the earth;^H772 Peace^H8001^➔ be multiplied^H7680 unto you.^➔^H8001

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Dan 6:26 - I^H6925^➔ make^➔^H7761 a decree,^H2942 That^H1768 in every^H3606 dominion^H7985 of my kingdom^H4437 men tremble^H1934^H2112 and fear^H1763 before^H4481^H6925 the God^H426 of^H1768 Daniel:^H1841 for^H1768 he^H1932 is the^H426^➔ living^H2417 God,^➔^H426 and stedfast^H7011 for ever,^H5957 and his kingdom^H4437 that which^H1768 shall^H2255^➔ not^H3809 be destroyed,^➔^H2255 and his dominion^H7985 shall be even unto^H5705 the end.^H5491

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Dan 6:27 - He delivereth^H7804 and rescueth,^H5338 and he worketh^H5648 signs^H852 and wonders^H8540 in heaven^H8065 and in earth,^H772 who^H1768 hath delivered^H7804 Daniel^H1841 from^H4481 the power^H3028 of the lions.^H744

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Dan 6:28 - So^H1841^➔ this^H1836 Daniel^➔^H1841 prospered^H6744 in the reign^H4437 of Darius,^H1868 and in the reign^H4437 of Cyrus^H3567 the Persian.^H6543

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