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Berean Standard Bible
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Now
it pleased Darius to appoint
120
satraps
to
rule
throughout
the kingdom,
It pleased Darius to set
over
the kingdom an
hundred
and
twenty
princes
, which
should
be
over
the
whole
kingdom;
and over them
three administrators,
including
Daniel,
to
whom these
satraps
were
accountable
so
that the king would
not
suffer
loss
.
And over these
three presidents;
of
whom Daniel
was
first:
that the princes
might
give
accounts
unto
them,
and
the
king should
have
no
damage
.
Soon,
by
his
extraordinary
spirit,
Daniel distinguished
himself
among
the administrators
and satraps.
So
the king planned
to set him over the whole kingdom
.
Then
this
Daniel was
preferred
above
the presidents
and princes,
because
an
excellent
spirit
was
in
him;
and
the king thought
to set him over the whole realm
.
Thus
the administrators
and satraps
sought a
charge
against Daniel concerning the kingdom ,
but they could find no
charge
or
corruption,
because
he was trustworthy
, and
no
negligence
or
corruption
was found in him.
Then
the presidents
and princes
sought to
find
occasion
against Daniel concerning the kingdom ;
but they could find none
occasion
nor
fault;
forasmuch
as
he was faithful
, neither
was there
any
error
or
fault
found in him.
Finally
these men said
, “
We will
never
find any charge
against this Daniel, unless
we find something
against him concerning the law of his God. ”
Then
said
these men, We shall
not
find any occasion
against this Daniel, except
we find it
against him concerning the law of his God.
So
the
administrators
and satraps
went
together to the king and said, “O
King Darius, may
you
live forever!
Then
these
presidents
and princes
assembled
together to the king ,
and said thus
unto
him
, King Darius, live for
ever.
All the royal
administrators
, prefects
, satraps
, advisers
, and governors
have
agreed
that
the king
should
establish an
ordinance
and enforce
a decree that for
thirty
days
anyone
who
petitions
any god or man except
you
, O king, will
be thrown
into the den of lions.
All the presidents
of
the
kingdom
, the
governors
, and
the
princes
, the
counsellors
, and the captains,
have
consulted
together
to
establish a
royal
statute,
and to
make
a firm
decree ,
that whosoever
shall
ask
a
petition
of
any God or man for
thirty
days
, save
of
thee,
O king, he
shall
be cast
into the den of lions.
Therefore
, O king, establish the decree and sign the document
so
that it cannot
be changed —in
accordance
with
the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot
be
repealed
. ”
Now
, O king, establish the decree ,
and sign the writing,
that it be not
changed ,
according
to
the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth
not
.
Therefore
King Darius signed the written
decree.
Wherefore
king Darius signed the writing
and
the
decree.
Now when Daniel learned
that the document
had
been
signed, he went into his house ,
where
the
windows of
his upper
room
opened
toward Jerusalem, and
three times a day he
got
down
on
his
knees
, prayed, and gave thanks to
his God, just
as he had
done
before
.
Now when Daniel knew
that the writing
was
signed, he went into his house ;
and
his
windows being
open
in
his chamber
toward Jerusalem, he
kneeled
upon
his
knees
three times a day, and
prayed, and gave thanks before
his God, as he did
aforetime
.
Then these men went
as
a
group
and found Daniel petitioning
and imploring
his God.
Then these men assembled,
and found Daniel praying
and making
supplication
before
his God.
So
they approached
the king and
asked
about
his
royal
decree :
“Did
you
not sign
a decree that for
thirty
days
any
man who
petitions
any god or man except
you
, O king, will
be thrown
into the den of lions? ”
The king replied
, “
According to the law of the Medes and Persians the
order
stands
, and
it
cannot
be
repealed
. ”
Then
they came
near,
and
spake
before
the king concerning
the
king's
decree ;
Hast
thou
not signed
a decree ,
that every
man that
shall
ask
a
petition
of
any God or man within
thirty
days
, save
of
thee,
O king, shall
be cast
into the den of lions? The king answered
and
said
, The
thing
is
true,
according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which
altereth
not
.
Then they told
the king, “
Daniel, one
of the exiles
from
Judah, shows
no
regard
for
you
, O king, or
for
the decree that you
have
signed .
He
still
makes
his petition three times a day. ”
Then answered
they and
said
before
the king, That
Daniel, which
is
of the children
of
the
captivity
of
Judah, regardeth
not
thee
, O king, nor
the decree that thou
hast
signed ,
but
maketh
his petition three times a day.
As
soon
as
the king heard
this
, he was deeply
distressed
and set his mind
on delivering
Daniel ,
and he labored
until
sundown
to rescue
him.
Then
the king, when
he heard
these
words,
was sore
displeased
with
himself,
and set his heart
on Daniel to
deliver
him:
and he laboured
till
the
going
down
of
the
sun
to deliver
him.
Then the
men approached
the king together
and said to
him
, “Remember
, O king, that by
the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or
ordinance
established
by
the king can
be changed. ”
Then these
men assembled
unto
the king ,
and said unto
the
king
, Know
, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is,
That
no decree nor
statute
which
the king establisheth
may
be changed.
So
the king gave
the
order
, and they brought Daniel and threw
him into the den of lions. The king said to
Daniel, “May
your
God ,
whom you
serve
continually, deliver you!”
Then
the king commanded
, and they brought Daniel ,
and cast
him into the den of lions. Now
the king spake
and
said unto
Daniel, Thy
God whom thou
servest
continually, he
will
deliver thee.
A stone was brought and placed
over
the mouth of the den ,
and the king sealed it with his own signet ring
and with the rings
of his nobles,
so
that nothing
concerning
Daniel
could
be changed.
And
a stone was brought ,
and laid
upon
the mouth of the den ;
and the king sealed it with his own signet ,
and with the signet
of his lords;
that the
purpose
might
not
be changed concerning
Daniel
.
Then the king went to his palace and spent
the night fasting .
No
entertainment
was
brought before him ,
and sleep fled
from him.
Then the king went to his palace ,
and passed
the night fasting :
neither
were
instruments
of
musick
brought before him :
and his
sleep went
from him.
At
the
first
light
of
dawn,
the king got
up
and hurried
to
the den of lions.
Then
the king arose
very
early
in
the
morning,
and went
in
haste
unto
the den of lions.
When he reached
the den, he cried out
in
a voice of
anguish
, “
O Daniel, servant of the living God, has
your
God, whom you
serve
continually, been
able to deliver you
from the lions? ”
And
when he came
to
the den, he cried with
a lamentable
voice unto
Daniel:
and
the
king
spake
and
said
to
Daniel
, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is
thy
God, whom thou
servest
continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions?
Then Daniel replied
, “
O king, may
you
live forever!
Then said
Daniel unto
the
king
, O king, live for
ever.
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths
of
the
lions .
They have not hurt me ,
for
I
was found innocent
in His
sight,
and I
have
done
no
wrong
against
you
, O king. ”
My God hath
sent his angel ,
and hath
shut the lions '
mouths,
that
they have not hurt me :
forasmuch
as
before
him
innocency
was found in me;
and also
before
thee
, O king ,
have
I
done
no
hurt
.
The king was
overjoyed
and gave
orders
to
lift
Daniel out of the den ,
and
when
Daniel was lifted
out of the den, no wounds
whatsoever
were
found on
him, because he had
trusted
in his God.
Then
was
the king exceedingly
glad
for
him,
and commanded
that
they
should
take
Daniel up
out of the den .
So
Daniel was taken
up
out of the den, and
no manner
of
hurt
was
found upon
him, because he believed
in his God.
At
the
command
of
the king, the
men who
had falsely
accused Daniel were
brought
and thrown
into the den of lions —they
and
their children and wives .
And before
they
had reached
the bottom
of the
den,
the
lions
overpowered
them and crushed
all their bones.
And
the king commanded
, and
they
brought
those
men which
had accused Daniel ,
and they
cast
them
into the den of lions ,
them,
their children ,
and their
wives ;
and the
lions
had the mastery
of them ,
and brake
all their bones in
pieces
or
ever
they
came
at
the
bottom
of
the
den
.
Then King Darius wrote to
the
people of
every
nation
and language
throughout
the land:
“May
your
prosperity
abound
.
Then king Darius wrote unto
all
people ,
nations,
and languages,
that
dwell
in
all
the earth;
Peace
be
multiplied
unto
you
.
I hereby
decree that in every part
of my kingdom ,
men are
to
tremble in
fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He
endures
forever;
His kingdom will
never
be destroyed, and His dominion will
never
end.
I make
a
decree ,
That in every dominion
of my kingdom men tremble and
fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast
for
ever,
and
his kingdom that
which
shall
not
be destroyed, and his dominion shall
be
even
unto
the
end.
He delivers
and rescues;
He performs
signs and wonders in the
heavens
and on
the
earth, for
He
has
rescued
Daniel from the power of the lions. ”
He delivereth
and rescueth,
and
he worketh
signs and wonders in heaven
and in
earth, who
hath
delivered
Daniel from the power of the lions.
So Daniel prospered during
the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
So this
Daniel prospered in
the reign of Darius ,
and in
the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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