- the king:
- "And Pharaohª saidª° unto¹ Joseph,ª Forasmuchª as Godª hath shewedª° thee¹ all¹ this,¹ [there is] none¹ so discreetª° and wiseª as thou¹ [art]: ... And all¹ countriesª cameª° into Egyptª to¹ Josephª for to buyª° [corn]; because¹ that the famineª was [so] soreª° in all¹ lands.ª" {Gen 41:39-57} + "This¹ Ezraª went upª° from Babylon;ª¹ and he¹ [was] a readyª scribeª° in the lawª of Moses,ª which¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª had given:ª° and the kingª grantedª° him all¹ his request,ª according to the handª of the LORDª his Godª upon¹ him. ... Now this¹ [is] the copyª of the letterª that¹ the kingª Artaxerxesª gaveª° unto Ezraª the priest,ª the scribe,ª° [even] a scribeª° of the wordsª of the commandmentsª of the LORD,ª and of his statutesª to¹ Israel.ª" {Ezr 7:6-11} + "Then the kingª saidª° unto me, For¹ what¹¹ dost thou¹ make request?ª° So I prayedª° to¹ the Godª of heaven.ª ... And the kingª saidª° unto me, (the queenª also sittingª° by¹ him,)² For¹ how long¹ shall thy journeyª be?¹ and when¹ wilt thou return?ª° So it pleasedªª° the kingª to sendª° me; and I setª° him a time.ª" {Neh 2:4-6} + "For¹ Mordecaiª the Jewª [was] nextª unto kingª Ahasuerus,ª and greatª among the Jews,ª and acceptedª° of the multitudeª of his brethren,ª seekingª° the wealthª of his people,ª and speakingª° peaceª to all¹ his seed.ª" {Est 10:3} + "Thenª the kingª Nebuchadnezzarª fellª° uponª his face,ª and worshippedª° Daniel,ª and commandedª° that they should offerª° an oblation²¹ and sweet odoursª unto him. ... Then Danielª requestedª° ofª the king,ª and he setª° Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego,ª overª the affairsª of¹ the provinceª of Babylon:ª but Danielª [sat] in the gateª of the king.ª" {Dan 2:46-49} + "Thenª the kingª promotedª° Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego,ª in the provinceª of Babylon.ª" {Dan 3:30} + "And when he cameª° to the den,ª he criedª° with a lamentableª° voiceª unto Daniel:ª [and] the kingª spakeª° and saidª° to Daniel,ª O Daniel,ª servantª of the livingª God,ª is thy God,ª whom¹ thou¹ servestª° continually,ª ableª° to deliverª° thee fromª the lions?ª ... Thenª was the king² exceeding² gladª°¹¹ for¹ him,² and commandedª° that they should take²° Daniel² upª°¹ out ofª the den.ª So Danielª was taken upª° out ofª the den,ª and no² mannerª¹ of hurtª was foundª° upon him, because¹ he believedª° in his God.ª" {Dan 6:20-23}
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