Daniel 6:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 6:5

3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, ^abecause an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm.

4 ^aSo the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him.

5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: ^a“King Darius, live forever!

7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have ^aconsulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the ^alaw of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”

9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.

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10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open ^atoward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees ^bthree times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

12 ^aAnd they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing is true, ^baccording to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.”

13 So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, ^awho is one of the captives from Judah, ^bdoes not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”

14 And the king, when he heard these words, ^awas greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he¹ labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Verse Comparison: Daniel 6:5

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion [to bring accusation] against this Daniel except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Contemporary English Version
Finally, they said to one another, "We will never be able to bring any charge against Daniel, unless it has to do with his religion."

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

Good News Bible
They said to each other, "We are not going to find anything of which to accuse Daniel unless it is something in connection with his religion."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Then these men said, "We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find {it} against him with regard to the law of his God."

New International Version
Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God."

New King James Version
Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then these men said, "We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God."

Revised Standard Version
Then these men said, "We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God."

Young's Literal Translation
Then these men are saying, `We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found `it' against him in the law of his God.'

New English Translation
So these men concluded,¹ “We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is² in connection with the law of his God.”

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