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but they could find no reason for an accusation or <i>evidence of</i> corruption, because he was faithful [a man of high moral character and personal integrity], and no negligence or corruption [of any kind] was found in him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then these men said, “We will not find any basis for an accusation against this Daniel unless we find something against him in connection with the law of his God.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then these commissioners and satraps agreed to approach the king and said to him, “King Darius, live forever! <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors have consulted <i>and</i> agreed together that the king should establish a <i>royal</i> statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who petitions (prays to) any god or man besides you, O king, during the next thirty days, shall be thrown into the den of lions. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document so that it may not be changed, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which [insures that it] may not be altered <i>or</i> revoked.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>So King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he went into his house (now in his roof chamber his windows were open toward Jerusalem); he continued to get down on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then, by agreement, these men came [together] and found Daniel praying and making requests before his God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then they approached and spoke before the king regarding his injunction, “Have you not signed an injunction that anyone who petitions (prays to) any god or man except you, O king, within the <i>designated</i> thirty days, is to be thrown into the den of lions?” The king answered, “The statement is true, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be altered <i>or</i> revoked.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, does not pay any attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you have signed, but keeps praying [to his God] three times a day.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then, as soon as the king heard these words, he was deeply distressed [over what he had done] and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and he struggled until the sun went down [trying to work out a way] to save him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then, by agreement, these same men came to the king and said, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be altered <i>or</i> revoked.” <p class="hdg">Daniel in the Den of Lions</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Then the king gave a command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you constantly serve, rescue you Himself!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>A stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing would be changed concerning Daniel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and hurried to the den of lions. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>When he had come near the den, he called out to Daniel with a troubled voice. The king said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to rescue you from the lions?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then Daniel spoke to the king, “O king, live forever! <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>My God has sent His angel and has shut the mouths of the lions so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no crime.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Then the king was greatly pleased and ordered that Daniel be taken out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in <i>and</i> relied on <i>and</i> trusted in his God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The king then gave a command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions, they, their children and their wives; and before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations, and <i>speakers of every</i> language who were living in all the land: “May peace abound to you! <span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>I issue a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to [reverently] fear and tremble before the God of Daniel, <t><p class="indent1">For He is the living God, enduring <i>and</i> steadfast forever, <t><p class="indent1">And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, <t><p class="indent1">And His dominion will be forever. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>“He rescues and saves and performs signs and wonders <t><p class="indent1">In heaven and on earth-- <t><p class="indent1">He who has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/daniel/6-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So this [man] Daniel prospered <i>and</i> enjoyed success in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> See note 3:2.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../daniel/5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Daniel 5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Daniel 5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../daniel/7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Daniel 7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Daniel 7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>