Daniel 6:1-7 ▼

1 It pleased Darayavush to set over the kingdom one hundred twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;

2 and over them three administrators, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account to them, and that the king might not suffer loss.

3 Then this Daniel was distinguished above the administrators and the satraps, because an extraordinary spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

4 Then the administrators and the satraps sought to find a charge against Daniel regarding the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful. Neither was there any error or fault found in him.

5 Then these men said, |We will not find any charge against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.|

6 Then these administrators and satraps assembled together to the king, and said this to him, |King Darayavush, live forever.

7 All the administrators of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.