Bible Verses

A stone was placed at the entrance of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring along with those of his nobles to keep Daniel’s situation unchanged.

The king, therefore, could not help but order that Daniel be brought and thrown into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel: “May your God, whom you serve faithfully, save you.”

But the men kept approaching him and insisting: “Remember, O king, that under the Medo-Persian laws, every decree or prohibition issued by the king is final.”

Greatly distressed by what he heard, the king decided to help Daniel. He made every effort until sundown to save him.

Then they said: “But the Jewish exile Daniel pays no attention to you or your decree. Three times a day, he still prays to some god other than you.”

So they went to the king and reminded him about the decree: “O king, did you not publish a decree that anyone who prays or makes a petition to any god or man except to you would be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king answered: “Yes, and the decree stands, in accordance with Medo-Persian

There, the men spying on him saw Daniel kneeling in prayer and asking God for help.

Daniel heard about the new law, but just like always, he went home and prayed three times a day, thanking his God in his upstairs room with the windows open toward Jerusalem.

King Darius put in writing and signed the decree, thus making it a law.

And now, O king, put the decree in writing and have it signed immediately so that it cannot be altered or annulled, in accordance with Medo-Persian laws.”