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Daniel 6:8–9

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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
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From verse 8

  1. Daniel 6:15Rank 1 from verse 8
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    15Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

  2. Esther 1:19Rank 2 from verse 8
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    19If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.

  3. Daniel 6:12Rank 3 from verse 8
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    12Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

  4. Isaiah 10:1Rank 4 from verse 8
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    1WOE unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;

  5. Esther 3:12Rank 5 from verse 8
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    12Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.

From verse 9

  1. Psalms 118:9Rank 1 from verse 9
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    9It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

  2. Psalms 146:3Rank 2 from verse 9
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    3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

  3. Isaiah 2:22Rank 3 from verse 9
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    22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

  4. Proverbs 6:2Rank 4 from verse 9
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    2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

  5. Psalms 62:9–10Rank 5 from verse 9
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    9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

    10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

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Daniel 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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decree

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Sense 1: An authoritative order, statute, command, sentence, or settled determination. Sense 2: As a verb, to determine, ordain, or command by such authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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changed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of change, meaning to make or become different; to alter, exchange, replace, or pass from one state to another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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Daniel 6:9

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

decree

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Sense 1: An authoritative order, statute, command, sentence, or settled determination. Sense 2: As a verb, to determine, ordain, or command by such authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

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9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

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10¶ Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

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