Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king`s interdict: Haven`t you signed an interdict, that every man who shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, save to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn`t alter.
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Then they came near - That is, they came near to the king. They had detected Daniel, as they expected and desired to do, in a clear…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. Then they came near, and spoke before the king conce…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Now the king’s nobles approach the king as conquerors, but they do so cunningly; for they do not openly say anything about Daniel, whom they knew t…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then they came near They went immediately from Daniel's house to the king's palace, and into the king's presence; which t…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
It is nothing new for actions performed faithfully, out of conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as acts of obstinacy and contempt for civil …
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