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Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
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A Deliberate Conspiracy
Commentators unanimously agree that Daniel's accusers did not stumble upon him by chance. They "assembled together" with the specific intent of catching him in prayer. Scholars like Barnes and Gill note this was a calculated, premeditated act, as the men knew Daniel's schedule and went in a body to his house to find firsthand evidence to use against him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then these men assembled ... - Evidently with a design of finding him at his devotions.
19th Century
Baptist
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. Then they came near, and spoke before the king conce…
16th Century
Protestant
Here the nobles of Darius display their fraud when they observe Daniel and unite in a conspiracy against him: for no other purpose than Daniel's de…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then these men assembled Gathered together, and went in a body to Daniel's house; knowing his times of prayer, and where,…
It is nothing new for actions performed faithfully, out of conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as acts of obstinacy and contempt for civil …
