Dan 6:2 and over5924 them three8532 commissioners5632 (of whom1768 Daniel1841 was one2298), that these459 satraps324 might be accountable2942 to them, and that the king4430 might not suffer5142 loss5142.
Dan 6:3 Then116 this1836 Daniel1841 began distinguishing5330 himself among5922 the commissioners5632 and satraps324 because3606,6903,1768 he possessed an extraordinary3493 spirit7308, and the king4430 planned6246 to appoint6966 him over5922 the entire3606 kingdom4437.
Dan 6:4 Then116 the commissioners5632 and satraps324 began trying1156 to find7912 a ground5931 of accusation5931 against Daniel1841 in regard6655 to government4437 affairs4437; but they could3202 find7912 no3606,3809 ground5931 of accusation5931 or evidence of corruption7844, inasmuch3606,6903,1768 as he was faithful540, and no3606,3809 negligence7960 or corruption7844 was to be found7912 in him.
Dan 6:6 ¶ Then116 these459 commissioners5632 and satraps324 came7284 by agreement7284 to the king4430 and spoke560 to him as follows3652: "King4430 Darius1868, live2418 forever5957!
Dan 6:7 "All3606 the commissioners5632 of the kingdom4437, the prefects5460 and the satraps324, the high1907 officials1907 and the governors6347 have consulted3272b together3272b that the king4430 should establish6966 a statute7010 and enforce8631 an injunction633 that anyone3605 who1768 makes1156 a petition1159 to any3606 god426 or man606 besides3861b,4481 you, O king4430, for thirty8533b days3118, shall be cast7412 into the lions'744 den1358.