Daniel 6:12-14

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¹² So they went to the king and talked to him about the law he had made. They said, “King Darius, you signed a law that says, for the next 30 days anyone who prays to any god or man except you, the king, would be thrown into the lions’ den. You did sign that law, didn’t you?”

The king answered, “Yes, I signed that law, and the laws of the Medes and Persians cannot be canceled or changed.”

¹³ Then they said to the king, “That man Daniel is not paying any attention to you. He is one of the captives^[a] from Judah, and he is not paying attention to the law you signed. Daniel still prays to his God three times every day.”

¹⁴ The king became very sad and upset when he heard this. He decided to save Daniel. He worked until sunset trying to think of a way to save him.