Daniel 6:1–7

Darius’ Officials Seek to Accuse Daniel

¹¹It seemed good to Darius that he set 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom,

²and over them three commissioners (of whom ^aDaniel was one), that these satraps might be accountable to them, and that the king might not suffer ^bloss.

³Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself ¹among the commissioners and satraps because an ^aextraordinary spirit was in him, and the king planned to set him over the ^bentire kingdom.

⁴Then the commissioners and satraps began ^aseeking to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to matters of the kingdom; but they were not able to find ^bany ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

⁵Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the ^alaw of his God.”

⁶Then these commissioners and satraps came ¹by agreement to the king and said thus to him: “King Darius, ^alive forever!

⁷“All the ^acommissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have ^bcounseled together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who seeks to make a petition ¹to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall ^cbe cast into the lions’ ²den.