The Furnace of Blazing Fire

Some Chaldeans(A) took this occasion to come forward and maliciously accuse[a](B) the Jews.

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  1. 3:8 Lit and eat the pieces of

At this time some astrologers[a](A) came forward and denounced the Jews.

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  1. Daniel 3:8 Or Chaldeans

12 So they approached the king(A) and asked about his edict: “Didn’t you sign an edict that for thirty days any person who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions’ den?”

The king answered, “As a law of the Medes and Persians, the order stands[a] and is irrevocable.”(B)

13 Then they replied to the king, “Daniel, one of the Judean exiles, has ignored you,(C) the king, and the edict you signed, for he prays three times a day.”

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  1. 6:12 Lit the word is certain

12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?”

The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(A)

13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah,(B) pays no attention(C) to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”

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