Daniel 6:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.”
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“A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And a stone hath been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king hath sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose be not changed concerning Daniel.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Daniel 6:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
- Jeremiah 38:5“Here he is,” replied King Zedekiah. “He is in your hands, since the king can do nothing to stop you.”
- Lamentations 3:53They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
- Matthew 27:60and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
- Acts 12:4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
- Acts 16:23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).