Daniel 6:1 It pleased6925 Darius1868 to set6966 over5922 the kingdom4437 a hundred3969 and twenty6243 satraps,324 who should be1934 throughout the whole3606 kingdom;4437 cr 2 and over5924 them4481 three8532 presidents,5632 of whom4481 Daniel1841 was one;2298 that459 these satraps324 might1934 give3052 account2941 unto them, and that the king4430 should have1934 no3809 damage.5142 cr 3 Then116 this1836 Daniel1841 was1934 distinguished5330 above5922 the presidents5632 and the satraps,324 because3606 an excellent3493 spirit7308 was in him; and the king4430 thought6246 to set6966 him over5922 the whole3606 realm.4437 cr

Daniel 6:4 Then116 the presidents5632 and the satraps324 sought1934 to find7912 occasion5931 against Daniel1841 as touching6655 the kingdom;4437 but3606 they could3202 find7912 no3809 occasion5931 nor3809 fault,7844 forasmuch6903 as he was faithful,540 neither3809 was there any3606 error7960 or fault7844 found7912 in him.5922 cr 5 Then116 said560 these479 men,1400 We shall not3809 find7912 any3606 occasion5931 against5922 this1836 Daniel,1841 except3861 we find7912 it against him concerning the law1882 of his God.426 cr 6 Then116 these459 presidents5632 and satraps324 assembled{Or, came tumultuously (and so in verses 11, 15)} together7284 to the king,4430 and said560 thus3652 unto him,5922 King4430 Darius,1868 live2418 for ever.5957 cr 7 All3606 the presidents5632 of the kingdom,4437 the deputies5460 and the satraps,324 the counsellors1907 and the governors,6347 have consulted together3272 to{Or, that the king should establish a statute, and make etc.} establish6966 a royal4430 statute,7010 and to make a strong8631 interdict,633 that whosoever shall ask1156 a petition1159 of4481 any3606 god426 or man606 for5705 thirty8533 days,3118 save3861 of thee,4481 O king,4430 he shall be cast7412 into the den1358 of lions.744 cr 8 Now,3705 O king,4430 establish6966 the interdict,633 and sign7560 the writing,3792 that it be not3809 changed,8133 according to the law1882 of the Medes4076 and Persians,6540 which altereth5709{Aramaic passeth not away.} not.3809 cr 9 Wherefore1836 king4430 Darius1868 signed7560 the writing3792 and the interdict.633 cr

Daniel 6:10 And when Daniel1841 knew3046 that the writing3792 was signed,7560 he went5954 into his house1005 (now his windows3551 were open6606 in his chamber5952 toward5049 Jerusalem)3390 and he kneeled1289 upon5922 his knees1291 three8532 times2166 a day,3118 and prayed,6739 and gave thanks3029 before6925 his God,426 as6903 he did1934 aforetime.1836 cr 11 Then116 these479 men1400 assembled7284 together, and found7912 Daniel1841 making petition1156 and supplication2604 before6925 his God.426 cr 12 Then116 they came near,7127 and spake560 before6925 the king4430 concerning5922 the king's4430 interdict:633 Hast thou not3809 signed7560 an interdict,633 that every3606 man606 that shall make1156 petition unto4481 any3606 god426 or man606 within5705 thirty8533 days,3118 save3861 unto thee,4481 O king,4430 shall be cast7412 into the den1358 of lions?744 The king4430 answered6032 and said,560 The thing4406 is true,3330 according to the law1882 of the Medes4076 and Persians,6540 which altereth5709{Aramaic passeth not away.} not.3809 cr 13 Then116 answered6032 they and said560 before6925 the king,4430 That Daniel,1841 who is of4481 the children1123 of the captivity1547 of Judah,3061 regardeth7761 not3809 thee,5922 O king,4430 nor the interdict633 that thou hast signed,7560 but maketh1156 his petition1159 three8532 times2166 a day.3118 cr 14 Then116 the king,4430 when he heard8086 these words,4406 was sore7690 displeased,888 and set7761 his heart1079 on5922 Daniel1841 to deliver7804 him; and he labored1934 till5705 the going down4606 of the sun8122 to rescue him.5338 cr 15 Then116 these479 men1400 assembled7284 together unto5922 the king,4430 and said560 unto the king,4430 Know,3046 O king,4430 that it is a law1882 of the Medes4076 and Persians,6540 that no3606 interdict633 nor statute7010 which the king4430 establisheth6966 may be changed.8133 cr

Daniel 6:16 Then116 the king4430 commanded,560 and they brought858 Daniel,1841 and cast7412 him into the den1358 of lions.744 Now the king4430 spake6032 and said560 unto Daniel,1841 Thy God426 whom thou607 servest6399 continually,8411 he will deliver thee.7804 cr 17 And a2298 stone69 was brought,858 and laid7761 upon5922 the mouth6433 of the den;1358 and the king4430 sealed2857 it with his own signet,5824 and with the signet5824 of his lords;7261 that{Or, that there might be no change of purpose} nothing3809 might be changed8133 concerning6640 Daniel.1841 cr 18 Then116 the king4430 went236 to his palace,1965 and passed the night956 fasting;2908 neither3809 were instruments1761{Or, dancing girls} of music brought5954 before6925 him: and his sleep8139 fled5075 from him.5922 cr

Daniel 6:19 Then116 the king4430 arose6966 very early8238 in the morning,5053 and went236 in haste927 unto the den1358 of lions.744 cr 20 And when he came7127 near unto the den1358 to Daniel,1841 he cried2200 with a lamentable6088 voice;7032 the king4430 spake6032 and said560 to Daniel,1841 O Daniel,1841 servant5649 of the living2417 God,426 is thy God,426 whom thou servest6399 continually,8411 able3202 to deliver7804 thee from4481 the lions?744 cr 21 Then116 said4449 Daniel1841 unto5974 the king,4430 O king,4430 live2418 for ever.5957 cr 22 My God426 hath sent7972 his angel,4398 and hath shut5463 the lions'744 mouths,6433 and they have not3809 hurt2255 me; forasmuch as3606 before6925 him innocency2136 was found7912 in me; and also638 before6925 thee, O king,4430 have I done5648 no3809 hurt.2248 cr 23 Then116 was the king4430 exceeding7690 glad,2868 and commanded560 that they should take5267 Daniel1841 up5267 out of4481 the den.1358 So Daniel1841 was taken up5267 out of4481 the den,1358 and no3809 manner3606 of4481 hurt2257 was found7912 upon him, because he had trusted540 in his God.426 cr

Daniel 6:24 And the king4430 commanded,560 and they brought858 those479 men1400 that had accused399 Daniel,1841 and they cast7412 them581 into the den1358 of lions,744 them,581 their children,1123 and their wives;5389 and the lions744 had the mastery5705 of them, and brake1855 all3606 their bones1635 in pieces,1855 before they came4291 to the bottom773 of the den.1358 cr

Daniel 6:25 Then116 king4430 Darius1868 wrote3790 unto all3606 the peoples,5972 nations,524 and languages,3961 that dwell1753 in all3606 the earth:772 Peace8001 be multiplied unto you.7680 cr 26 I4481 make7761 a decree,2942 that in4481 all the dominion7985 of my kingdom4437 men tremble1934 and fear1763 before4481 the God426 of Daniel;1841 for he is the living2417 God,426 and stedfast7011 for ever,5957 And his kingdom4437 that which shall not3809 be destroyed;2255 and his dominion7985 shall be even unto5705 the end.5491 cr 27 He delivereth7804 and rescueth,5338 and he worketh5648 signs852 and wonders8540 in heaven8065 and in earth,772 who hath delivered7804 Daniel1841 from4481 the power3028 of the lions.744 cr

Daniel 6:28 So this1836 Daniel1841 prospered6744 in the reign4437 of Darius,1868 and in the reign4437 of Cyrus3567 the Persian.6543 cr