Daniel 13:4

4 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Douay-Rheims 1899

Now Joakim was very rich, and had an orchard near his house: and the Jews resorted to him, because he was the most honourable of them all.

Croatian Bible

Jojakim bijaše vrlo bogat: uz kuću imaše vrt. Judejci se skupljahu kod njega jer bijaše poštovaniji od svih.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Erat autem Joakim dives valde, et erat ei pomarium vicinum domui suæ: et ad ipsum confluebant Judæi, eo quod esset honorabilior omnium.

Mashi Bible

Yowakimu ali muntu mugale bwenêne, anali agwêrhe obusâni aha burhambi bw’enyumpa yâge, n’Abayahudi banji bakazâgijà aha mwâge bulya ali wa lukengwa kulusha abandi boshi.

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When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 605 BC–536 BC Daniel
Set in the Babylonian and Persian courts and traditionally written there.
Critical: 167 BC–164 BC Anonymous
The detailed accuracy of the book about the 2nd-century Seleucid crisis, and its vaguer treatment of earlier Babylonian history, leads most critical scholars to date it to the Maccabean revolt.

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Elsewhere in the world

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624 BC–546 BC Greek philosophy begins at Miletus Greece
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Stamped electrum coins of guaranteed weight, an idea that spread across the ancient world within a century.
600 BC–500 BC Daoism takes shape in China China
The teaching associated with Laozi, emphasising harmony with the natural order.
599 BC–527 BC Mahavira and the rise of Jainism India
A contemporary of the Buddha whose teaching centred on non-violence toward every living thing.
587 BC–586 BC Fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile Levant
Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed the temple and deported the Judean elite to Babylon.

Daniel 13:4

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Croatian Bible ☆

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Mashi Bible ☆

Attribution

Douay-Rheims 1899

Croatian Bible

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Mashi Bible