Daniel 6

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault.

Then the other two presidents, and the hundred and twenty princes, sought to get some advantage against Daniel, in matter of government, or accounts for the king’s profits; but they could find none.

Daniel 6:7

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.

All we, the presidents and governors and princes of thy kingdoms, have consulted, which way we may do thee the most honour, and most ingratiate thee with thy subjects, now, at thy first entrance into thy throne: and we have found no way more fair and plausible than this; we have decreed, that none of thy subjects shall, for the space of thirty days, make any petition to any god or man, save to thee, O king; that, by this means, they may be brought and inured to an awful and divine conceit of thy greatness, and may be encouraged to have access unto thee, for the more endearing of thee to them, upon the grant of their suits; and, if any man shall violate this decree, we have sentenced him to be cast into the den of lions.

Daniel 6:10

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.

Now, when Daniel knew that this writing was signed, which he well understood to be irrevocable, he, notwithstanding, con-

Daniel 6:14

And set his heart on Daniel to deliver him.

He bent all his thoughts, and laboured by all means possible, to deliver Daniel.