Daniel 6:1-7

Daniel and the Lions’ Den

1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a120 bsatraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2and over them cthree high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these dsatraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss. 3Then this Daniel became edistinguished above all fthe other high officials and gsatraps, because han excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned ito set him over the whole kingdom. 4Then jthe high officials and kthe satraps lsought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, mbut they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, nand no error or fault was found in him. 5Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

6Then these ohigh officials and psatraps came by agreement
Or  came thronging; also verses 11, 15
to the king and said to him, “O rKing Darius, live forever!
7All the shigh officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the tcounselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an uinjunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
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