- the nobles:
- "Then Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª sentª° to gather togetherª° the princes,ª the governors,ª and the captains,ª the judges,ª the treasurers,ª the counsellors,ª the sheriffs,ª and allª the rulersª of the provinces,ª to comeª° to the dedicationª of the imageª which¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª had set up.ª° ... Thenª the princes,ª the governors,ª and captains,ª the judges,ª the treasurers,ª the counsellors,ª the sheriffs,ª and allª the rulersª of the provinces,ª were gathered togetherª° unto the dedicationª of the imageª that¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª had set up;ª° and they stoodª° beforeª the imageª that¹ Nebuchadnezzarª had set up.ª°" {Dan 3:2-3} + "It pleasedªª° Dariusª to setª° overª the kingdomª an hundredª and twentyª princes,ª which¹ should beª° over the wholeª kingdom;ª" {Dan 6:1} + "Thenª theseª presidentsª and princesª assembled togetherª° to¹ the king,ª and saidª° thusª unto him,² Kingª Darius,ª liveª° for ever.ª ... Allª the presidentsª of the kingdom,ª the governors,ª and the princes,ª the counsellors,ª and the captains,ª have consulted togetherª° to establishª° a royalª statute,ª and to make a firmª° decree,ª that¹ whosoever¹¹ shall askª° a petitionª ofª anyª Godª or manª forª thirtyª days,ª saveª of¹ thee,² O king,ª he shall be castª° into the denª of lions.ª" {Dan 6:6-7}
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