9They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
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Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-18)It was strange that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, would be present at this assembly, when, it is likely, they knew for what intent it was called together. Daniel, we may suppose, was absent, either his business calling him away or having leave from the king to withdraw, unless we suppose that he stood so high in the king’s favour that none durst complain of him for his noncompliance. But why di…
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