Daniel 6:4 Cross References - Leeser

^{4 (6:5)} Then sought the presidents and lieutenants to find a pretext against Daniel on account of the management of the kingdom; but they were not able to find any pretext or fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, and no kind of error or fault was to be found on him.

¹⁸ And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house: and they said, Because of the money that came back in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, together with our asses.

⁴ But his father and his mother knew not that it was from the Lord, that he sought but an occasion against the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

¹⁴ And David was successful on all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

⁴ And Jonathan spoke favorably of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; since he hath not sinned against thee, and because his deeds are very good for thee; ⁵ And he did put his life in his hand, and he slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel; thou sawest it, and wast rejoiced: wherefore then wilt thou commit sin on innocent blood, by slaying David without a cause?

¹⁴ Then answered Achimelech the king, and said, And who is among all thy servants so trusted as David, and the king’s son-in-law, and freely admitted to thy private council, and is honored in thy house?

¹² The wicked purposeth evil against the just, and gnasheth against him with his teeth. ¹³ The Lord will laugh at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.

³² The wicked looketh out for the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. ³³ The Lord will not leave him in his hand, and will not condemn him when he is judged.

²⁷ An abomination of the righteous is an unjust man: and an abomination of the wicked is one who is upright in his way.

⁴ Again, I beheld all the toil, and all the energy in doing, that it is from the envy of one man of his neighbor. Also this is vanity and a torture of the spirit.

¹⁸ And they said, Come, and let us contrive devices against Jeremiah; for the law will not be lost from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not listen to any of his words.

²³ Yet thou, Lord, knowest well all their counsel against me to procure my death: forgive not their iniquity, and let their sin not be blotted out from before thee; but let them be brought to stumbling before thee; in the time of thy anger deal thus with them.

¹⁰ For I heard the defaming of many, angry assemblies on every side, “Tell, and we will tell of him.” All the men who ought to seek my welfare, watch for my fall; saying, “Peradventure he may he enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we will then take our revenge on him.”

⁸ Therefore at the same time certain Chaldean men came near, and accused the Jews treacherously.