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4 Then the administrators and the satraps were looking for a matter to find against Daniel regarding the kingdom, and any matter or corruption they were not able to find, all because that he was trustworthy, and there was not found any neglect or corruption in him. 5 Then these men said that, “We shall not find against this Daniel any charge, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” 6 Then these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king, and thus they said to him: “O King Darius, may you live forever! 7 Have consulted together all the administrators of the kingdom—the administrators and the satraps, the counselors and the advisors—to establish a statute of the king and to make firm a decree that anyone who makes a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, may you establish this decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed according to the law of the Mede and Persian, which shall not pass away!” 9 All because of this, King Darius signed the writing and the decree. Daniel 6:4-9, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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