Daniel 6:6-10
New King James Version
6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: (A)“King Darius, live forever! 7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have (B)consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the (C)law of the Medes and Persians, which [a]does not alter.” 9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
Daniel in the Lions’ Den
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open (D)toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees (E)three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
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- Daniel 6:8 Lit. does not pass away
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