Now, O king, establish the decree—Ordain, enact, confirm it.

And sign the writing—An act necessary to make it the law of t…

Sign the writing. —Literally, record the decree, so that there might be no po ibility of its being recalled .

The Babylonians entrusted their king with absolute power; therefore, he could will this or that as he chose. The Persians believed their kings poss…

Here, as I have said, it is clear enough how inclined the minds of kings are to fallacies when they think they can benefit themselves and increase …

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing For they had not only agreed upon it among themselves what to pro…

To forbid prayer for thirty days is, for so long, to rob God of all the tribute He has from humankind, and to rob humankind of all the comfort it h…