The Envious Try to Find Something to Accuse Daniel Of |
Daniel 6:1-28 The Book of Daniel [in Smaller Chunks] |
It pleased Darius to [put] 120 princes over the kingdom, [that would] be over the whole kingdom. And over these, 3 presidents, [a.k.a. governors,] of whom Daniel was 1st, [so] that the princes might [report] to them, & the king [wouldn't] have [any loss.] |
Then, Daniel was preferred above the [other] [governors;] & princes, because an excellent spirit was [within] him. And the king thought to [put Daniel] over the whole realm, [a.k.a. kingdom.] Then, the [governors] & princes [searched] to find [some charge] against Daniel, [related to] the kingdom; but they couldn't find [any reasons,] nor [faults, because Daniel] was faithful. |
And neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then, these men said, We [can't] find any [grounds] against Daniel, [unless] we find it against him, [related to] the Law of his God. Then, these [governors] & princes assembled together & [went] to the king & said [this] to him, King Darius, live forever. |
All the: presidents; governors; princes; [advisors;] & captains of the kingdom have consulted together to establish a royal [mandate,] to make a [permanent] decree, [so] that [whoever] shall ask a [request from] any God or man, [except from] you, O king, for 30 days, shall be [thrown] into the den of lions. |
Now, O king, establish [this] decree & sign [this] writing, [so] that it [can't] be changed, [like] the law of the Medes & Persians, [who] [don't] [alter] [theirs.] [For this reason,] king Darius signed the [written decree.] |
Now, when Daniel knew that the [written decree] was signed, he went into his house, & his windows in his [room were] open, [facing] Jerusalem. He kneeled upon his knees 3 times a day & prayed & gave thanks before his God, [like] he [previously] did. |
Then, these men assembled & found Daniel praying & making [petitions] before his God. Then, they came [close] & [spoke] to the king, [about] the king's decree. |
[Haven't] you signed a decree, [so] that every man [who] shall ask a petition of any God, or man within 30 days, [except from] you, O king, shall be [thrown] into the den of lions? The king answered & said, [This] thing is true, according to the law of the Medes & Persians, [who] [don't] alter [decrees.] |
Then, they answered & said, [in front of] the king, [This,] Daniel, [who] is [from] Judah, of the children [from] captivity, [who doesn't] regard, [a.k.a. respect] you, O king, nor the decree that you [have] signed, but makes his [petitions] 3 times a day. |
Then, the king was [very] displeased [within] himself, when he heard these words. And [the king focused] his heart on Daniel, [in order] to deliver him. And he [worked until sundown] to deliver him. |
Then, these men [gathered] to the king, & said, O king, know that the law of the Medes & Persians is that no decree, nor [mandate that] the king establishes may be changed. Then, the king commanded & they brought Daniel & [threw] him into the den of lions. |
Now, the king [spoke] & said to Daniel, Your God, Whom you continually [serve,] He will deliver you. And a stone, [a.k.a. large rock or boulder,] was brought & laid upon the mouth, [a.k.a. the opening,] of the den. |
And the king sealed it with his own signet [ring] & with the signets of his lords, [so] that the [plan about] David might not be changed. Then, the king went to his palace & [spent] the night fasting & neither were [there any] [musical] instruments brought before him. |
And his sleep [escaped] from him. Then, the king arose very early in the morning & [hurriedly] went to the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried [out] with a [mournful] voice to Daniel. |
And the king [spoke] to Daniel & said, O Daniel, servant of the Living God, is Your God, Whom you continually serve, able to deliver you from the lions? [Luke 1:37 For with God, nothing shall be impossible.] |
Then, Daniel said to the king, O king, live forever. My God has sent His Angel & has shut the lions' mouths, [so] that they haven't hurt me, [since, innocence] was found in me, before Him. And, also, I have done no [harm] before you, O king. |
Then, the king was [exceedingly] glad for [Daniel] & commanded that they take Daniel up out of the [lions'] den. So, Daniel was taken up out of the den, & no [type] of [harm] was found upon him, because he believed in his God. [Hebrews 11:33 [God,] Who through faith, [conquered] kingdoms & [brought about] righteousness, obtained promises & stopped the mouths of lions.] |
And the king commanded [that] they [bring] those men, [who] had accused Daniel, & they [threw] them & their children & wives, into the den of lions. And they [hadn't come] to the bottom of the den, [before] the lions [overpowered] them & [broke] all their bones [to] pieces. |
Then, king Darius wrote to all the: people; nations; & languages, [who] dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you. I make a decree; That in every dominion of my kingdom, [that] men [are to] tremble & fear. [a.k.a. have respect] before the God of Daniel. |
For He is the Living God, [Who] [is] [steadfast, a.k.a. unwavering,] forever. And His kingdom shall not be destroyed & His dominion, which shall even be [until] the end. |
[Revelation 21:6-7 And he said to me, These sayings are faithful & true. And the Lord God, sent His Angel to [declare] to His servants, the holy prophets, the things which must [soon] be done. [Watch,] I come quickly & blessed is he, [who] keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.] |
He delivers & rescues, & He works signs & wonders, [a.k.a. miracles] in heaven & [on] earth. [Psalm 105:27-36 They [declared] His signs & wonders among them in the land of Ham. He sent darkness & made it dark. And they [didn't] rebel against His Word. He turned their waters into blood & [killed] their fish. |
Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, & [frogs] in the [rooms] of their kings. He [spoke] & [various] sorts of flies & lice came there in all their coasts. He gave them hail & flaming fire, [instead of] rain, in their land. He [struck] their vines & also their fig trees & [broke] the trees of their coasts. |
He [spoke] & locusts & caterpillars came without number. And [they] [ate] up all the [vegetation] in their land & devoured the fruit of their ground. He als [struck] all the firstborn in their land, the [best] of all their strength.] |
[God,] Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. So, this Daniel prospered [during Darius' rule] & in Cyrus the [Persian's rule.] |