“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.”
Daniel 2:13 (BSB)
Context Reading
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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