Dan 6:7-10 | KJV | STEP | All the presidents of the kingdom , the governors , and the princes , the counsellors , and the captains , have consulted together to establish a royal statute , and to make a firm decree , that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days , save of thee , O king , he shall be cast into the den of lions .

(KJV)

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. ^{▼▼ decree: or, interdict}

(NASB2020)

All the ^bcommissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have ^cconsulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall ^dbe thrown into the lions’ ^{▼▼Or pit, and so throughout the ch}den.

(NET2full)

To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next 30 days anyone who prays ^{▼▼tn Aram “prays a prayer.”} to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions.

Dan 6: 8

(KJV)

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. ^{▼▼ altereth not: Chaldee, passeth not}

(NASB2020)

Now, O king, ^hestablish the injunction and sign the document so that it will not be changed, according to the ⁱlaw of the Medes and Persians, which ^{▼▼Lit does not pass away}may not be revoked.”

(NET2full)

Now let the king issue a written interdict ^{▼▼tn Aram “establish a written interdict and inscribe a written decree.”} so that it cannot be altered, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed.” ^{▼▼tn Or “removed.”}

Dan 6: 9

(KJV)

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

(NASB2020)

Thereupon, King Darius ^msigned the document, that is, the injunction.

(NET2full)

So King Darius issued the written interdict.

Dan 6: 10

(KJV)

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

(NASB2020)

Now when Daniel learned that the document was signed, he entered his house (and in his roof chamber he had windows open ⁿtoward Jerusalem); and he continued ^okneeling on his knees three times a day, ^ppraying and ^qoffering praise before his God, just as he had been doing previously.

(NET2full)

When Daniel realized ^{▼▼tn Aram “knew.”} that a written decree had been issued, he entered his home, where the windows ^{▼▼sn In later rabbinic thought this verse was sometimes cited as a proof text for the notion that one should pray only in a house with windows (see b. Berakhot 34b).} in his upper room opened toward Jerusalem. Three ^{▼▼sn This is apparently the only specific mention in the OT of prayer being regularly offered three times a day. The practice was probably not unique to Daniel, however.} times daily he was ^{▼▼tc Read with several medieval Hebrew mss and printed editions הֲוָה (havah, “he was”) rather than the MT הוּא (huʾ, “he”).} kneeling ^{▼▼tn Aram “kneeling on his knees” (so NASB).} ^{▼▼sn No specific posture for offering prayers is prescribed in the OT. Kneeling, as here, and standing were both practiced.} and offering prayers and thanks to his God just as he had been accustomed to do previously.

Dan 6: 7

Dan 6: 8

Dan 6: 9

Dan 6: 10