SinaiDaniel 2:12
American Standard Version
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
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Daniel 2:12 in other translations
Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
Daniel 2:12 in context
- 10The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king’s matter, forasmuch as no king, lord, or ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.
- 11And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is no other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
- 12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- 13So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
- 14Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon;