6:1 It
pleased
Darius
to
set
over
the
kingdom
120
satraps,
to
be
throughout
the
whole
kingdom;
6:2 and
over
them
three
presidents,
of
whom
Daniel
was
one,
to
whom
these
satraps
should
give
account,
so
that
the
king
might
suffer
no
loss.
6:3 Then
this
Daniel
became
distinguished
above
all
the
other
presidents
and
satraps,
because
an
excellent
spirit
was
in
him.
And
the
king
planned
to
set
him
over
the
whole
kingdom.
6:4 Then
the
presidents
and
the
satraps
sought
to
find
a
ground
for
complaint
against
Daniel
with
regard
to
the
kingdom,
but
they
could
find
no
ground
for
complaint
or
any
fault,
because
he
was
faithful,
and
no
error
or
fault
was
found
in
him.
6:5 Then
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."
6:6 Then
these
presidents
and
satraps
came
by
agreement
to
the
king
and
said
to
him,
"O
King
Darius,
live
forever!
6:7 All
the
presidents
of
the
kingdom,
the
prefects
and
the
satraps,
the
counselors
and
the
governors
are
agreed
that
the
king
should
establish
an
ordinance
and
enforce
an
injunction,
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.
6:8 Now,
O
king,
establish
the
injunction
and
sign
the
document,
so
that
it
cannot
be
changed,
according
to
the
law
of
the
Medes
and
the
Persians,
which
cannot
be
revoked."
6:9 Therefore
King
Darius
signed
the
document
and
injunction.
6:10 When
Daniel
knew
that
the
document
had
been
signed,
he
went
to
his
house
where
he
had
windows
in
his
upper
chamber
open
toward
Jerusalem.
He
got
down
on
his
knees
three
times
a
day
and
prayed
and
gave
thanks
before
his
God,
as
he
had
done
previously.
6:11 Then
these
men
came
by
agreement
and
found
Daniel
making
petition
and
plea
before
his
God.
6:12 Then
they
came
near
and
said
before
the
king,
concerning
the
injunction,
"O
king!
Did
you
not
sign
an
injunction,
that
anyone
who
makes
petition
to
any
god
or
man
within
thirty
days
except
to
you,
O
king,
shall
be
cast
into
the
den
of
lions"
The
king
answered
and
said,
"The
thing
stands
fast,
according
to
the
law
of
the
Medes
and
Persians,
which
cannot
be
revoked."
6:13 Then
they
answered
and
said
before
the
king,
"Daniel,
who
is
one
of
the
exiles
from
Judah,
pays
no
attention
to
you,
O
king,
or
the
injunction
you
have
signed,
but
makes
his
petition
three
times
a
day."
6:14 Then
the
king,
when
he
heard
these
words,
was
much
distressed
and
set
his
mind
to
deliver
Daniel.
And
he
labored
till
the
sun
went
down
to
rescue
him.
6:15 Then
these
men
came
by
agreement
to
the
king
and
said
to
the
king,
"Know,
O
king,
that
it
is
a
law
of
the
Medes
and
Persians
that
no
injunction
or
ordinance
that
the
king
establishes
can
be
changed."
6:16 Then
the
king
commanded,
and
Daniel
was
brought
and
cast
into
the
den
of
lions.
The
king
declared
to
Daniel,
"May
your
God,
whom
you
serve
continually,
deliver
you!"
6:17 And
a
stone
was
brought
and
laid
on
the
mouth
of
the
den,
and
the
king
sealed
it
with
his
own
signet
and
with
the
signet
of
his
lords,
that
nothing
might
be
changed
concerning
Daniel.
6:18 Then
the
king
went
to
his
palace
and
spent
the
night
fasting;
no
diversions
were
brought
to
him,
and
sleep
fled
from
him.
6:19 Then,
at
break
of
day,
the
king
arose
and
went
in
haste
to
the
den
of
lions.
6:20 As
he
came
near
to
the
den
where
Daniel
was,
he
cried
out
in
a
tone
of
anguish.
The
king
declared
to
Daniel,
"O
Daniel,
servant
of
the
living
God,
has
your
God,
whom
you
serve
continually,
been
able
to
deliver
you
from
the
lions"
6:21 Then
Daniel
said
to
the
king,
"O
king,
live
forever!
6:22 My
God
sent
his
angel
and
shut
the
lions'
mouths,
and
they
have
not
harmed
me,
because
I
was
found
blameless
before
him;
and
also
before
you,
O
king,
I
have
done
no
harm."
6:23 Then
the
king
was
exceedingly
glad,
and
commanded
that
Daniel
be
taken
up
out
of
the
den.
So
Daniel
was
taken
up
out
of
the
den,
and
no
kind
of
harm
was
found
on
him,
because
he
had
trusted
in
his
God.
6:24 And
the
king
commanded,
and
those
men
who
had
maliciously
accused
Daniel
were
brought
and
cast
into
the
den
of
lions--they,
their
children,
and
their
wives.
And
before
they
reached
the
bottom
of
the
den,
the
lions
overpowered
them
and
broke
all
their
bones
in
pieces.
6:25 Then
King
Darius
wrote
to
all
the
peoples,
nations,
and
languages
that
dwell
in
all
the
earth:
"Peace
be
multiplied
to
you.
6:26 I
make
a
decree,
that
in
all
my
royal
dominion
people
are
to
tremble
and
fear
before
the
God
of
Daniel,
for
he
is
the
living
God,
enduring
forever;
his
kingdom
shall
never
be
destroyed,
and
his
dominion
shall
be
to
the
end.
6:27 He
delivers
and
rescues;
he
works
signs
and
wonders
in
heaven
and
on
earth,
he
who
has
saved
Daniel
from
the
power
of
the
lions."
6:28 So
this
Daniel
prospered
during
the
reign
of
Darius
and
the
reign
of
Cyrus
the
Persian.