Daniel 2:12
King James Version (KJV)
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
In context
10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.
11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
Daniel 2:12 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- WEB World English Bible
- Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;
- DBY Darby Translation
- For this cause the king was irritated and very wroth, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.