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his head covered. And Haman to all his friends, every thing that ha said his wise men and Zeresh his w cai be of the seed of the Jews, 1 begun to fall, thou shalt not prevai surely fall before him. And while with him, came the king's chamberla Haman unto the banquet that Esther king and Haman came to banquet And the king said again unto Esth the banquet of wine, What is thy I and it shall be granted thee: and w it shall be performed, even to the hal

9. Then Esther the queen answ found favor in thy sight, O king, an let my life be given me at my petitio request for we are sold, I and my to be slain, and to perish. But if bondmen and bondwomen, I had he the enemy could not countervail the the king Ahasue'rus answered and queen, Who is he, and where is he his heart to do so? And Esther s enemy is this wicked Haman.

10. Then Haman was afraid be queen. And the king, arising from his wrath, went into the palace gar up to make request for his life to E saw that there was evil determined a And one of the chamberlains said also, the gallows fifty cubits high, v

an. iii. 1.] he king made an image of gold, ecubits, and the breadth thereof he plain of Dura, in the province adnezzar the king sent to gather governors, and the captains, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all to come to the dedication of the zar the king had set up. Then

and captains, the judges, the the sheriffs, and all the rulers of ed together unto the dedication adnezzar the king had set up; mage.

aloud, To you it is commanded, uages, that at what time ye hear te, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulci-, ye fall down and worship the adnezzar the king hath set up: and worshippeth, shall the same of a burning fiery furnace.

ne, certain Chaldeans came near, hey spake and said to the king ive forever! Thou, O king, hast nan shall fall down and worship so falleth not down and worshipast into the midst of a burning ertain Jews, whom thou hast set ovince of Babylon, Sha'drach, ; these men, O king, have not not thy gods, nor worship, the ist set up.

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5. Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of his visage was changed against S Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and should heat the furnace one seven t wont to be heated. And he comma men that were in his army to bind S Abed-nego, and to cast them into the Then these men were bound in their their hats, and their other garments, midst of the burning fiery furnace. king's commandment was urgent, and hot, the flame of the fire slew those me Meshach, and Abed-nego. And thes Meshach, and Abed-nego fell down the burning fiery furnace.

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3. Now the queen, by reason of his lords, came into the banquet-ho and said, O king, live forever! iet thee, nor let thy countenance be ch thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit the days of thy father, light and un like the wisdom of the gods, was king Nebuchadnezzar, thy father, cians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and s an excellent spirit, and knowledg terpreting of dreams, and showing dissolving of doubts, were found in the king named Bel'te-shaz'zar. N and he will show the interpretation.

4. Then was Dan'i-el brought the king spake and said unto Dan'iwhich art of the children of the o the king my father brought out o heard of thee, that the spirit of the light, and understanding, and exce thee. And now the wise men, tl brought in before me, that they sho make known unto me the interpre could not show the interpretation heard of thee, that thou canst r dissolve doubts. Now if thou can make known to me the interpretati clothed with scarlet, and have a cha and shalt be the third ruler in the I 5. Then Daniel answered and

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