6:1 It
pleased
Darius
to
set
ouer
the
kingdome
an
hundred
and
twenty
Princes,
which
should
be
ouer
the
whole
kingdome.
6:2 And
ouer
these,
three
Presidents,
(of
whom
Daniel
was
first)
that
the
Princes
might
giue
accompts
vnto
them,
and
the
King
should
haue
no
damage.
6:3 Then
this
Daniel
was
preferred
aboue
the
Presidents,
and
Princes,
because
an
excellent
spirit
was
in
him,
and
the
king
thought
to
set
him
ouer
the
whole
realme.
6:4 Then
the
Presidents
and
Princes
sought
to
finde
occasion
against
Daniel
concerning
the
kingdome,
but
they
could
finde
none
occasion,
nor
fault:
forasmuch
as
he
was
faithfull,
neither
was
there
any
errour
or
fault
found
in
him.
6:5 Then
said
these
men,
We
shall
not
finde
any
occasion
against
this
Daniel,
except
wee
finde
it
against
him
concerning
the
Law
of
his
God.
6:6 Then
these
Presidents
and
Princes
assembled
together
to
the
king,
and
said
thus
vnto
him,
King
Darius,
liue
foreuer.
6:7 All
the
Presidents
of
the
kingdome,
the
gouernours,
and
the
Princes,
the
counsellers
and
the
captaines
haue
consulted
together
to
establish
a
royall
statute,
and
to
make
a
firme
decree,
that
whosoeuer
shall
aske
a
petition
of
any
God
or
man
for
thirty
dayes,
saue
of
thee,
O
King,
hee
shall
be
cast
into
the
denne
of
Lions.
6:8 Now,
O
king,
establish
the
decree,
and
signe
the
writing,
that
it
be
not
changed,
according
to
the
law
of
the
Medes
&
Persians,
which
altereth
not.
6:9 Wherefore
King
Darius
signed
the
writing
and
the
decree.
6:10 Now
when
Daniel
knew
that
the
writing
was
signed,
hee
went
into
his
house,
and
his
windowes
being
open
in
his
chamber
toward
Ierusalem,
hee
kneeled
vpon
his
knees
three
times
a
day,
and
prayed,
and
gaue
thankes
before
his
God,
as
hee
did
afore
time.
6:11 Then
these
men
assembled,
and
found
Daniel
praying,
and
making
supplication
before
his
God.
6:12 Then
they
came
neere,
and
spake
before
the
king
concerning
the
kings
decree;
Hast
thou
not
signed
a
decree,
that
euery
man
that
shall
aske
a
petition
of
any
God
or
man,
within
thirty
dayes,
saue
of
thee,
O
king,
shalbe
cast
into
the
denne
of
Lions
The
king
answered
and
said,
The
thing
is
true,
according
to
the
law
of
the
Medes
and
Persians,
which
altereth
not.
6:13 Then
answered
they
and
said
before
the
king;
That
Daniel
which
is
of
the
captiuity
of
the
children
of
Iudah,
regardeth
not
thee,
O
king,
nor
the
decree
that
thou
hast
signed,
but
maketh
his
petition
three
times
a
day.
6:14 Then
the
king,
when
hee
heard
these
wordes,
was
sore
displeased
with
himselfe,
and
set
his
heart
on
Daniel
to
deliuer
him:
and
he
laboured
till
the
going
downe
of
the
sunne,
to
deliuer
him.
6:15 Then
these
men
assembled
vnto
the
king,
and
said
vnto
the
king,
Know
O
king,
that
the
law
of
the
Medes
and
Persians
is,
that
no
decree
nor
statute
which
the
king
establisheth,
may
bee
changed.
6:16 Then
the
king
commanded,
and
they
brought
Daniel,
and
cast
him
into
the
denne
of
Lions:
now
the
king
spake
and
saide
vnto
Daniel;
Thy
God,
whom
thou
seruest
continually,
he
will
deliuer
thee.
6:17 And
a
stone
was
brought
and
laid
vpon
the
mouth
of
the
denne,
and
the
King
sealed
it
with
his
owne
signet,
and
with
the
signet
of
his
lords;
that
the
purpose
might
not
be
changed
concerning
Daniel.
6:18 Then
the
king
went
to
his
palace,
and
passed
the
night
fasting:
neither
were
instruments
of
musicke
brought
before
him,
and
his
sleepe
went
from
him.
6:19 Then
the
king
arose
very
early
in
the
morning,
and
went
in
haste
vnto
the
den
of
Lyons.
6:20 And
when
he
came
to
the
den,
he
cryed
with
a
lamentable
voice
vnto
Daniel,
and
the
king
spake
and
said
to
Daniel:
O
Daniel,
seruant
of
the
liuing
God,
Is
thy
God
whom
thou
seruest
continually,
able
to
deliuer
thee
from
the
Lyons
6:21 Then
said
Daniel
vnto
the
king,
O
king,
liue
for
euer.
6:22 My
God
hath
sent
his
Angel,
and
hath
shut
the
lyons
mouthes
that
they
haue
not
hurt
me:
forasmuch
as
before
him,
innocencie
was
found
in
me;
and
also
before
thee,
O
king,
haue
I
done
no
hurt.
6:23 Then
was
the
king
exceeding
glad
for
him,
and
commanded
that
they
should
take
Daniel
vp
out
of
the
denne:
so
Daniel
was
taken
vp
out
of
the
den,
and
no
maner
of
hurt
was
found
vpon
him,
because
he
beleeued
in
his
God.
6:24 And
the
king
commanded,
and
they
brought
those
men
which
had
accused
Daniel,
and
they
cast
them
into
the
den
of
Lyons,
them,
their
children,
and
their
wiues:
and
the
Lyons
had
the
mastery
of
them,
and
brake
all
their
bones
in
pieces
or
euer
they
came
at
the
bottome
of
the
den.
6:25 Then
king
Darius
wrote
vnto
all
people,
nations,
and
languages
that
dwell
in
all
the
earth;
Peace
be
multiplied
vnto
you.
6:26 I
make
a
decree,
That
in
euery
dominion
of
my
kingdome,
men
tremble
and
feare
before
the
God
of
Daniel:
for
he
is
the
liuing
God,
and
stedfast
for
euer,
and
his
kingdome
that,
which
shal
not
be
destroyed,
and
his
dominion
shall
be
euen
vnto
the
end.
6:27 He
deliuereth
and
rescueth,
and
he
worketh
signes
and
wonders
in
heauen
and
in
earth:
who
hath
deliuered
Daniel
from
the
power
of
the
lyons.
6:28 So
this
Daniel
prospered
in
the
reigne
of
Darius,
and
in
the
reigne
of
Cyrus
the
Persian.