^aIt pleased Darius to set over the kingdom ^ban hundred and twenty ^cprinces, which should be over the whole kingdom; ²and over these ^dthree ^epresidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the ^cprinces might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. ³Then this Daniel was ^fpreferred above ^ethe presidents and ^cprinces, ^g^hbecause an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought ⁱto set him over the whole realm.

⁴Then ^ethe presidents and ^cprinces ^ksought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor ^lfault; ^hforasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any ^merror or ^lfault found in him. ⁵Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, ⁿexcept we find it against him concerning the law of his God. ⁶Then these ^epresidents and ^cprinces assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, ^oKing Darius, live for ever. ⁷All ^ethe presidents of the kingdom, ^pthe governors, and the ^cprinces, ^qthe counsellers and ^rthe 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, ⁿsave of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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aSee ch. 4. 2.
bSee Esth. 1. 1.
c ver. 2–4, 6, 7. See ch. 3. 2.
d 1 Esdr. 3. 9. Comp. ch. 5. 7.
e ver. 3, 4, 6, 7.
c ver. 2–4, 6, 7. See ch. 3. 2.
f Esther 2. 9. John 1. 15, 27, 30. Rom. 12. 10 in the Engl.
e ver. 3, 4, 6, 7.
c ver. 2–4, 6, 7. See ch. 3. 2.
g ch. 5. 12.
hSee ch. 2. 40.
iComp. Gen. 41. 40. Esther 10. 3.
e ver. 3, 4, 6, 7.
c ver. 2–4, 6, 7. See ch. 3. 2.
kComp. Eccles. 4. 4.
l ch. 2. 9 (Chald.).
hSee ch. 2. 40.
mSee ch. 3. 29.
l ch. 2. 9 (Chald.).
n ver. 7, 12 (Chald.). See ch. 2. 11.
e ver. 3, 4, 6, 7.
c ver. 2–4, 6, 7. See ch. 3. 2.
o ver. 21. See ch. 2. 4.
e ver. 3, 4, 6, 7.
pSee ch. 2. 48.
c ver. 2–4, 6, 7. See ch. 3. 2.
qSee ch. 3. 24.
rSee Ezra 5. 14.
n ver. 7, 12 (Chald.). See ch. 2. 11.

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