Daniel 6:1-10

1It pleasedH6925H8232 DariusH1868 to setH6966 overH5922 the kingdomH4437 an hundredH3969 and twentyH6243 princesH324, who should beH1934 over the wholeH3606 kingdomH4437; 2And overH5924 theseH4481 threeH8532 presidentsH5632; of whomH4481 DanielH1841 was firstH2298: thatH459 the princesH324 mightH1934 giveH3052 accountsH2941 to them, and the kingH4430 should sufferH1934 noH3809 lossH5142. 3ThenH116 thisH1836 DanielH1841 wasH1934 preferredH5330 aboveH5922 the presidentsH5632 and princesH324, becauseH3606H6903 an excellentH3493 spiritH7308 was in him; and the kingH4430 thoughtH6246 to setH6966 him overH5922 the wholeH3606 realmH4437. 4ThenH116 the presidentsH5632 and princesH324 soughtH1934H1156 to findH7912 occasionH5931 against DanielH1841 concerningH6655 the kingdomH4437; butH3606 they couldH3202 findH7912 noH3809 occasionH5931 norH3809 faultH7844; forasmuchH6903 as he was faithfulH540, neitherH3809 was there anyH3606 errorH7960 or faultH7844 foundH7912 in himH5922. 5ThenH116 saidH560 theseH479 menH1400, We shall notH3809 findH7912 anyH3606 occasionH5931 againstH5922 thisH1836 DanielH1841, exceptH3861 we findH7912 it against him concerning the lawH1882 of his GodH426.

6ThenH116 theseH459 presidentsH5632 and princesH324 assembledH7284 to the kingH4430, and saidH560 thusH3652 to himH5922, KingH4430 DariusH1868, liveH2418 for everH5957.1 7AllH3606 the presidentsH5632 of the kingdomH4437, the governorsH5460, and the princesH324, the counsellorsH1907, and the captainsH6347, have consulted togetherH3272 to establishH6966 a royalH4430 statuteH7010, and to make a firmH8631 decreeH633, that whoever shall askH1156 a petitionH1159 ofH4481 anyH3606 godH426 or manH606 forH5705 thirtyH8533 daysH3118, exceptH3861 of theeH4481, O kingH4430, he shall be castH7412 into the denH1358 of lionsH744.2 8NowH3705, O kingH4430, establishH6966 the decreeH633, and signH7560 the writingH3792, that it may not beH3809 changedH8133, according to the lawH1882 of the MedesH4076 and PersiansH6540, which alterethH5709 notH3809.3 9ThereforeH3606H1836H6903 kingH4430 DariusH1868 signedH7560 the writingH3792 and the decreeH633. 10Now when DanielH1841 knewH3046 that the writingH3792 was signedH7560, he wentH5954 into his houseH1005; and his windowsH3551 being openH6606 in his chamberH5952 towardH5049 JerusalemH3390, he kneeledH1289 uponH5922 his kneesH1291 threeH8532 timesH2166 a dayH3118, and prayedH6739, and gave thanksH3029 beforeH6925 his GodH426, asH6903H3606 he didH1934H5648 beforeH4481H1836H6928.