so that they may be offering incense to the God of heaven and may be praying for the good fortune of the king and his family.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The stingy person<n id="1" /> hastens after richesp> <p class="poetry">and does not know that poverty will overtake him.<n id="2" />p>

As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living<n id="1" /> for a time and a season.

While I was watching, that horn began to wage war against the holy ones and was defeating<n id="1" /> them,

And<n id="1" /> in that you saw iron mixed with wet clay, so people will be mixed<n id="2" /> with one another<n id="3" /> without adhering to one another, just as<n id="4" /> iron does not mix with clay.

Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable<n id="1" /> to them, so that the king&#8217;s interests might not incur damage.

Powerful kings have been over Jerusalem who ruled throughout the entire Trans-Euphrates<n id="1" /> and who were the beneficiaries of<n id="2" /> tribute, custom, and toll.

<t /><p class="bodytext">It seemed like a good idea to Darius<n id="1" /> to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps<n id="2" /> who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak began<n id="1" /> to rebuild the temple of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them, supporting them.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess,<n id="1" /> appoint judges<n id="2" /> and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught.

Nebuchadnezzar said to them, &#8220;Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don&#8217;t serve my gods and that you don&#8217;t pay homage to the golden statue that I erected?

Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken in pieces without distinction<n id="1" /> and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors that the wind carries away. Not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a large mountain that filled the entire earth.

I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel.p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;For he is the living God;p> <p class="poetry">he endures forever.p> <p class="poetry">His kingdom will not be destroyed;p> <p class="poetry">his authority is forever.<n id="1" />p>