Daniel 6:4-9

4Then the commissioners and satraps began 1trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding 2government affairs; but they could find 3no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him. 5Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him regarding the 4law of his God.”

6Then these commissioners and satraps came 5by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: “King Darius, 6live forever! 7All the 7commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have 8consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall 9be thrown into the lions’ 10den. 8Now, O king, 11establish the injunction and sign the document so that it will not be changed, according to the 12law of the Medes and Persians, which 13may not be revoked.” 9Thereupon, King Darius 14signed the document, that is, the injunction.