Daniel 6:2-7

2and over these, three presidents — of whom Daniel was one — to whom these satraps should render account, and that the king should suffer no loss.

3Now this Daniel surpassed the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to appoint him over the whole realm.

4Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

5Then said these men, We shall not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless we find [it] against him touching the law of his 1God.

6Then these presidents and satraps came in a body to the king, and said thus unto him: King Darius, live for ever!

7All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, the counsellors, and the governors have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any 2god or man for thirty days, except of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.