Daniel 6:4-9

Expanded Bible

⁴ Because of this, the other ·supervisors [presidents; heads] and ·governors [^Lsatraps] tried to find reasons to accuse Daniel ·about his work in the government [^Lin regard to the kingdom]. But they could not find anything ·wrong with him or any reason to accuse him [in regard to complaint or corruption], because he was trustworthy and not lazy or ·dishonest [corrupt]. ⁵ Finally these men said, “We will never find any reason to accuse Daniel unless it is about the law of his God.”

⁶ So the ·supervisors [presidents; heads] and ·governors [^Lsatraps] ·went as a group to [or conspired against] the king and said: “King Darius, live forever! ⁷ The ·supervisors [presidents; heads], ·assistant governors [prefects], ·governors [^Lsatraps], ·the people who advise you [counselors], and the ·captains of the soldiers [governors] have ·all agreed [taken counsel] that you should ·make a new law [issue a decree] ·for everyone to obey [and enforce an edict]: For the next thirty days no one should pray to any god or human except to you, O king. Anyone who doesn’t obey will be thrown into the lions’ den. ⁸ Now, O king, ·make the law [enforce the edict] and sign ·your name to it [^Lthe document] so that it cannot be changed, because then it will be a law of the Medes and Persians and cannot be canceled.” ⁹ So King Darius signed the ·law [^Ldocument and edict].