Daniel 3:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!”

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BSBPD

“saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They answered and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for ever.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“they have answered, yea, they are saying to Nebuchadnezzar the king, `O king, to the ages live!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 3:9 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Daniel 2:4Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
  2. Daniel 3:4Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
  3. Daniel 5:10Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
  4. Daniel 6:6So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!
  5. Daniel 6:21Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!
  6. Romans 13:7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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