¹² This made the king so angry and furious^(A) that he ordered the execution^(B) of all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³ So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death.^(A)

⁴ Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language,^(A) this is what you are commanded to do: