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Daniel 2:13

“So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.”

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¹¹What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”

¹²This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

¹³So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.

¹⁴When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.

¹⁵“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.

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