and over them three governors (of whom one was Daniel) for the satraps to give account to them, that the king should not be troubled.

And Daniel was over them, for [there was] an excellent spirit in him; and the king set him over all his kingdom.

And he sent forth to gather the governors, and the captains, and the heads of provinces, chiefs, and princes, and those who were in authority, and all the rulers of districts, to come to the dedication of the image.

Then were assembled the satraps, and captains, and heads of provinces, and the royal princes; and they saw the men, [and perceived] that the fire had not had power against their bodies, and the hair of their head was not burned, and their coats were not scorched, nor was the smell of fire upon them.

The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against His Christ;

For behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me; neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.

They only took counsel to set at nought my honor. I ran in thirst; with their mouth they blessed, but with their heart they cursed. Pause.

A Song of a Psalm of Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to You? Be not silent, neither be still, O God.

Against Your people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against Your saints.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You, which frames mischief by an ordinance?

O My people, remember now, what counsel Balak king of Moab took against you, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from the reeds to Gilgal; that the righteousness of the Lord might be known.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

and plotted to take Jesus by guile and kill Him.

Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation, along with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin; and having bound Jesus, they led [Him] away, and delivered [Him] to Pilate.

But the chief priests took counsel, that they might also kill Lazarus,

Now it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem,

And they brought them forward and began to inquire, "By what power or by what name have you done this?"

The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were assembled together against the LORD and against His Christ.'

to do all that Your hand and Your counsel foreordained to come to pass.

And whosoever shall not fall down and worship, in the same hour he shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.

and shall not fall down and worship the golden image, shall be cast into the burning fiery furnace.

He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him [after him]: he will bring him down in his snare.

The lion seized enough prey for his cubs, and strangled for his [young] lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling place with spoil.