Daniel 3:8 Cross References - MSTC

⁸ Now were there certain men of the Chaldeans that went even then and accused the Jews,

¹² Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which are come up from thee to us unto Ierusalem, into that seditious and wicked city, build the same? And make up the walls of it? And bring it out of the foundation? ¹³ Be it known also unto the king, that if this city be builded and the walls made up again, then shall not they pay tribute, toll, and yearly custom, and the king's profit shall incur damage? ¹⁴ And now in the mean season we have destroyed the temple, and would no longer see the king's dishonour. Therefore sent we out, and caused the king to be certified thereof: ¹⁵ That it may be sought in the Chronicles of thy progenitors, and so shalt thou find in the same Chronicles, and perceive, that this city is seditious and noisome unto kings and lands, and that they cause others also to rebel of the old, and for the same cause was this city destroyed. ¹⁶ Therefore do we certify the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls thereof made up, thou shalt keep nothing on this side the water by the reason of it."

⁶ and thought it too little to lay hands only on Mordecai: for they had showed him the nation of Mordecai. Wherefore, he sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole empire of Ahasuerus and were of the nation of Mordecai.

⁸ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, "There is a people scattered abroad and dispersed among all people in all the lands of thine empire, and their law is contrary unto all people, and they do not after the king's laws, neither is it the king's profit to suffer them after this manner. ⁹ If it please the king, let him write that they may be destroyed, and so will I weigh down ten thousand talents of silver, under the hands of the workmen, to be brought into the king's chamber."

¹⁰ Upon this, the Chaldeans gave answer before the king, and said, "There is no man upon earth that can tell the thing, which the king speaketh of: Yea, there is neither king, prince, nor lord that ever asked such things at a soothsayer, charmer, or Chaldean:

¹² So they came to the king, and spake before him concerning his commandment, saying, "O king, hast thou not subscribed the statute, that within thirty days whoso requireth his petition of any god or man, but only of thyself, O king, he shall be cast into the den of the lions?" The king answered, and said, "It is true. It must be as a law of the Medes and Persians, that may not be broken." ¹³ Then answered they, and said unto the king, "Daniel one of the prisoners of Judah, O king, regardeth neither thee nor thy statute that thou hast made, but maketh his petition three times a day."

²⁰ and brought them to the officers, saying, "These men trouble our city, which are Jews ²¹ and preach ordinances which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, seeing we are Romans." ²² And the people ran on them, and the officers rent their clothes, and commanded them to be beaten with rods,

⁶ But when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the heads of the city crying, "These that trouble the world are come hither also, ⁷ which Jason hath received privily. And these all do contrary to the elders of Caesar, affirming another King: one Jesus." ⁸ And they troubled the people and the officers of the city when they heard these things.

²² But we will hear of thee what thou thinkest. For we have heard of this sect, that everywhere it is spoken against."

³ For it is sufficient for us that we have spent the time that is past of the life, after the will of the gentiles; walking in wantonness, lusts, drunkenness, in eating, drinking, and in abominable idolatry. ⁴ And it seemeth to them a strange thing that ye run not also with them unto the same excess of riot, and therefore speak they evil of you,