Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then king Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.
- KJV Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
- NKJV Then King Darius wrote: To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.
- NASB Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages who were living in all the land: “May your peace be great!
- NLT Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: “Peace and prosperity to you!
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Quick answer
Darius writes to all peoples and nations, wishing them peace. He prepares to proclaim the greatness of Daniel's God throughout the empire.
Overview
The king issues an empire-wide letter, the same far-reaching reach as Nebuchadnezzar's decrees. His greeting of peace introduces a proclamation honoring the God of Daniel. Once again God uses a pagan ruler to publish His glory among the nations.
Cross-references & the web
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- Dan 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- Ezra 1:1–2In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
- 1 Pet 1:2according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- Esth 8:9At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
- Ezra 4:17Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
- Esth 3:12On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
- Jude 1:2Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
- 2 Pet 1:2Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
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