Daniel 6:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 6:6

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.

Verse Comparison: Daniel 6:6

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American Standard Version
Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

Amplified® Bible
Then these presidents and satraps came [tumultuously] together to the king and said to him, King Darius, live forever!

Contemporary English Version
They all went to the king and said: Your Majesty, we hope you live forever!

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

Good News Bible
So they went to see the king and said, "King Darius, may Your Majesty live forever!

King James Version
Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

New American Standard Bible
Then these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: "King Darius, live forever!

New International Version
So the administrators and the satraps went as a group to the king and said: "O King Darius, live forever!

New King James Version
So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: "King Darius, live forever!

Revised Standard Version
Then these presidents and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, "O King Darius, live for ever!

Young's Literal Translation
Then these presidents and satraps have assembled near the king, and thus they are saying to him: `O king Darius, to the ages live!

New English Translation
So these supervisors and satraps came by collusion¹ to the king and said² to him, “O King Darius, live forever!

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