Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
- BSB Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.
- ESV Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.
- NKJV Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
- NASB Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel offering a prayer and imploring favor before his God.
- NLT Then the officials went together to Daniel’s house and found him praying and asking for God’s help.
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Cross-references · 3
- Ps 37:32–33The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
- Ps 10:9He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
- Dan 6:6Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.
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