Daniel 2:13 Cross References

Daniel 2:13

13: And because of the king's decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.

Daniel 1:19

  1. The king talked with each of them, and none of them impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they were appointed to his regular staff of advisers.
  2. In all matters requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, the king found the advice of these young men to be ten times better than that of all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.

Daniel 6:9

  1. So King Darius signed the law.
  2. But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God.
  3. The officials went together to Daniel's house and found him praying and asking for God's help.
  4. So they went back to the king and reminded him about his law. "Did you not sign a law that for the next thirty days anyone who prays to anyone, divine or human--except to Your Majesty--will be thrown to the lions?Yes," the king replied, "that decision stands; it is a law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be revoked."
  5. Then they told the king, "That man Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, is paying no attention to you or your law. He still prays to his God three times a day."

Psalms 94:20

  1. Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--leaders who permit injustice by their laws?

Isaiah 10:1

  1. Destruction is certain for the unjust judges, for those who issue unfair laws.

Esther 3:12

  1. On April 17 Haman called in the king's secretaries and dictated letters to the princes, the governors of the respective provinces, and the local officials of each province in their own scripts and languages. These letters were signed in the name of King Xerxes, sealed with his ring,
  2. and sent by messengers into all the provinces of the empire. The letters decreed that all Jews--young and old, including women and children--must be killed, slaughtered, and annihilated on a single day. This was scheduled to happen nearly a year later on March 7. The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them.
  3. A copy of this decree was to be issued in every province and made known to all the people, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day.
  4. At the king's command, the decree went out by the swiftest messengers, and it was proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion.

Proverbs 28:15

  1. A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor as a lion or bear attacking them.
  2. Only a stupid prince will oppress his people, but a king will have a long reign if he hates dishonesty and bribes.
  3. A murderer's tormented conscience will drive him into the grave. Don't protect him!
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