All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
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All the presidents of the kingdom, the governor ... - Several officials are listed here who were not mentioned in the previous verses as hav…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
All the presidents.— Observe the order in which the State officers are mentioned—civil rulers, legal advisers, military governors—…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against th…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
The nobles of the kingdom purposely strove to ruin the holy Prophet, either by casting him into the lion’s den to perish or by causing him to cease…
John Gill
JohnGill
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the
princes, the counsellors, and the captains
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
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Albert Barnes
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