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Daniel 3:2

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.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Nobles. Literally, "satraps "or, "the king's domestics. "(Septuagint in 1 Esdras viii. 36.) Judges, or "governors of provinces. "(ibid.; Theodot.) Captains of the soothsayers. Rulers; "tyrants "here denoting treasurers. (Calmet) Governors. Literally, "the grandees who were in power "(Haydock) counsellors. The original adds, (Calmet) Thopthia, (Haydock) "lawyers "and orators. The head of the Turkish religion is called muphti, from the same root, (Calmet) peti, "to teach. "(Haydock)

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