<vn='1'>It <sn="8232 6925">pleased</s><sn="1868">Darius</s> to <sn="6966">set</s><sn="5922">over</s> the <sn="4437">kingdom</s> a <sn="3969">hundred</s> and <sn="6243">twenty</s><sn="324">princes</s>, <sn="1768">which</s> should <sn="1934">be</s> over the <sn="3606">whole</s><sn="4437">kingdom</s>; </v>
<vn='2'>And <sn="5924 4481">over</s> these <sn="8532">three</s><sn="5632">presidents</s>; of <sn="4481 1768">whom</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s> was <sn="2298">first</s>: <sn="1768">that</s><sn="459">the</s><sn="324">princes</s><sn="1934">might</s><sn="3052">give</s><sn="2941">accounts</s> unto them, and the <sn="4430">king</s> should <sn="1934">have</s><sn="3809">no</s><sn="5142">damage</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="1836">this</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s><sn="1934">was</s><sn="5330">preferred</s><sn="5922">above</s> the <sn="5632">presidents</s> and <sn="324">princes</s>, <sn="3606 6903 1768">because</s> an <sn="3493">excellent</s><sn="7308">spirit</s> was in him; and the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="6246">thought</s> to <sn="6966">set</s> him <sn="5922">over</s> the <sn="3606">whole</s><sn="4437">realm</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="116">Then</s> the <sn="5632">presidents</s> and <sn="324">princes</s><sn="1934 1156">sought</s> to <sn="7912">find</s><sn="5931">occasion</s> against <sn="1841">Daniel</s><sn="4481 6655">concerning</s> the <sn="4437">kingdom</s>; but they <sn="3202">could</s><sn="7912">find</s><sn="3809 3606">none</s><sn="5931">occasion</s> nor <sn="7844">fault</s>; forasmuch <sn="3606 6903 1768">as</s><sn="1932">he</s> was <sn="540">faithful</s>, <sn="3809">neither</s> was there <sn="3606">any</s><sn="7960">error</s> or <sn="7844">fault</s><sn="7912">found</s><sn="5922">in</s> him. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="560">said</s><sn="479">these</s><sn="1400">men</s>, We shall <sn="3809">not</s><sn="7912">find</s><sn="3606">any</s><sn="5931">occasion</s> against <sn="1836">this</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s>, <sn="3861">except</s> we <sn="7912">find</s> it <sn="5922">against</s> him concerning the <sn="1882">law</s> of his <sn="426">God</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="459">these</s><sn="5632">presidents</s> and <sn="324">princes</s> assembled <sn="7284">together</s><sn="5922">to</s> the <sn="4430">king</s>, and <sn="560">said</s><sn="3652">thus</s> unto him, <sn="4430">King</s><sn="1868">Darius</s>, <sn="2418">live</s><sn="5957">forever</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="3606">All</s> the <sn="5632">presidents</s> of the <sn="4437">kingdom</s>, the <sn="5460">governors</s>, and the <sn="324">princes</s>, the <sn="1907">counselors</s>, and the <sn="6347">captains</s>, have consulted <sn="3272">together</s> to <sn="6966">establish</s> a <sn="4430">royal</s><sn="7010">statute</s>, and to make a <sn="8631">firm</s><sn="633">decree</s>, <sn="1768">that</s><sn="3606 1768">whosoever</s> shall <sn="1156">ask</s> a <sn="1159">petition</s><sn="4481">of</s><sn="3606">any</s><sn="426">God</s> or <sn="606">man</s><sn="5705">for</s><sn="8533">thirty</s><sn="3118">days</s>, <sn="3861">save</s><sn="4481">of</s> thee, O <sn="4430">king</s>, he shall be <sn="7412">cast</s> into the <sn="1358">den</s> of <sn="744">lions</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="3705">Now</s>, O <sn="4430">king</s>, <sn="6966">establish</s> the <sn="633">decree</s>, and <sn="7560">sign</s> the <sn="3792">writing</s>, <sn="1768">that</s> it be <sn="3809">not</s><sn="8133">changed</s>, according to the <sn="1882">law</s> of the <sn="4076">Medes</s> and <sn="6540">Persians</s>, <sn="1768">which</s><sn="5709">altereth</s><sn="3809">not</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="3606 6903 1836">Wherefore</s><sn="4430">king</s><sn="1868">Darius</s><sn="7560">signed</s> the <sn="3792">writing</s> and the <sn="633">decree</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>Now <sn="1768">when</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s><sn="3046">knew</s><sn="1768">that</s> the <sn="3792">writing</s> was <sn="7560">signed</s>, he <sn="5954">went</s> into his <sn="1005">house</s>; and his <sn="3551">windows</s> being <sn="6606">open</s> in his <sn="5952">chamber</s><sn="5049">toward</s><sn="3390">Jerusalem</s>, <sn="1932">he</s><sn="1289">kneeled</s><sn="5922">upon</s> his <sn="1291">knees</s><sn="8532">three</s><sn="2166">times</s> a <sn="3118">day</s>, and <sn="6739">prayed</s>, and gave <sn="3029">thanks</s><sn="6925">before</s> his <sn="426">God</s>, <sn="3606 6903 1768">as</s> he <sn="1934 5648">did</s><sn="4481 6928 1836">formerly</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="479">these</s><sn="1400">men</s><sn="7284">assembled</s>, and <sn="7912">found</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s><sn="1156">praying</s> and making <sn="2604">supplication</s><sn="6925">before</s> his <sn="426">God</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="116">Then</s> they came <sn="7127">near</s>, and <sn="560">spoke</s><sn="6925">before</s> the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="5922">concerning</s> the <sn="4430">king</s> 's <sn="633">decree</s>; Hast thou <sn="3809">not</s><sn="7560">signed</s> a <sn="633">decree</s>, <sn="1768">that</s><sn="3606">every</s><sn="606">man</s><sn="1768">that</s> shall <sn="1156">ask</s> a petition <sn="4481">of</s><sn="3606">any</s><sn="426">God</s> or <sn="606">man</s><sn="5705">within</s><sn="8533">thirty</s><sn="3118">days</s>, <sn="3861">save</s><sn="4481">of</s> thee, O <sn="4430">king</s>, shall be <sn="7412">cast</s> into the <sn="1358">den</s> of <sn="744">lions</s>? The <sn="4430">king</s><sn="6032">answered</s> and <sn="560">said</s>, The <sn="4406">thing</s> is <sn="3330">true</s>, according to the <sn="1882">law</s> of the <sn="4076">Medes</s> and <sn="6540">Persians</s>, <sn="1768">which</s><sn="5709">altereth</s><sn="3809">not</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="6032">answered</s> they and <sn="560">said</s><sn="6925">before</s> the <sn="4430">king</s>, <sn="1768">That</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s>, <sn="1768">which</s> is <sn="4481">of</s> the <sn="1123">children</s> of the <sn="1547">captivity</s><sn="1768">of</s><sn="3061">Judah</s>, <sn="7761 2942 5922">regardeth</s><sn="3809">not</s> thee, O <sn="4430">king</s>, nor the <sn="633">decree</s><sn="1768">that</s> thou hast <sn="7560">signed</s>, but <sn="1156">maketh</s> his <sn="1159">petition</s><sn="8532">three</s><sn="2166">times</s> a <sn="3118">day</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="116">Then</s> the <sn="4430">king</s>, <sn="1768">when</s> he <sn="8086">heard</s> these <sn="4406">words</s>, was <sn="7690">sore</s><sn="888">displeased</s><sn="5922">with</s> himself, and <sn="7761">set</s> his <sn="1079">heart</s><sn="5922">on</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s> to <sn="7804">deliver</s> him: and he <sn="1934 7712">labored</s><sn="5705">till</s> the going <sn="4606">down</s> of the <sn="8122">sun</s> to <sn="5338">deliver</s> him. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="479">these</s><sn="1400">men</s><sn="7284">assembled</s><sn="5922">unto</s> the <sn="4430">king</s>, and <sn="560">said</s> unto the <sn="4430">king</s>, <sn="3046">Know</s>, O <sn="4430">king</s>, <sn="1768">that</s> the <sn="1882">law</s> of the <sn="4076">Medes</s> and <sn="6540">Persians</s> is, <sn="1768">That</s><sn="3809 3606">no</s><sn="633">decree</s> nor <sn="7010">statute</s><sn="1768">which</s> the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="6966">establisheth</s> may be <sn="8133">changed</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="116">Then</s> the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="560">commanded</s>, and they <sn="858">brought</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s>, and <sn="7412">cast</s> him into the <sn="1358">den</s><sn="1768">of</s><sn="744">lions</s>. Now the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="6032">spoke</s> and <sn="560">said</s> unto <sn="1841">Daniel</s>, Thy <sn="426">God</s><sn="1768">whom</s><sn="607">thou</s><sn="6399">servest</s><sn="8411">continually</s>, <sn="1932">he</s> will <sn="7804">deliver</s> thee. </v>
<vn='17'>And <sn="2298">a</s><sn="69">stone</s> was <sn="858">brought</s>, and <sn="7761">laid</s><sn="5922">upon</s> the <sn="6433">mouth</s> of the <sn="1358">den</s>; and the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="2857">sealed</s> it with his own <sn="5824">signet</s>, and with the <sn="5824">signet</s> of his <sn="7261">lords</s>; <sn="1768">that</s> the <sn="6640">purpose</s> might <sn="3809">not</s> be <sn="8133">changed</s> concerning <sn="1841">Daniel</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="116">Then</s> the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="236">went</s> to his <sn="1965">palace</s>, and passed the <sn="956">night</s><sn="2908">fasting</s>: <sn="3809">neither</s> were instruments of <sn="1761">music</s><sn="5954">brought</s><sn="6925">before</s> him: and his <sn="8139">sleep</s><sn="5075">went</s><sn="5922">from</s> him. </v>
<vn='19'><sn="116">Then</s> the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="6966">arose</s> very early in the <sn="8238 5053">morning</s>, and <sn="236">went</s> in <sn="927">haste</s> unto the <sn="1358">den</s><sn="1768">of</s><sn="744">lions</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And when he <sn="7127">came</s> to the <sn="1358">den</s>, he <sn="2200">cried</s> with a <sn="6088">lamentable</s><sn="7032">voice</s> unto <sn="1841">Daniel</s>: and the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="6032">spoke</s> and <sn="560">said</s> to <sn="1841">Daniel</s>, O <sn="1841">Daniel</s>, <sn="5649">servant</s> of the <sn="2417">living</s><sn="426">God</s>, is thy <sn="426">God</s>, <sn="1768">whom</s><sn="607">thou</s><sn="6399">servest</s><sn="8411">continually</s>, <sn="3202">able</s> to <sn="7804">deliver</s> thee <sn="4481">from</s> the <sn="744">lions</s>? </v>
<vn='21'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="4449">said</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s><sn="5974">unto</s> the <sn="4430">king</s>, O <sn="4430">king</s>, <sn="2418">live</s><sn="5957">forever</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>My <sn="426">God</s> hath <sn="7972">sent</s> his <sn="4398">angel</s>, and hath <sn="5463">shut</s> the <sn="744">lions</s> ' <sn="6433">mouths</s>, that they have <sn="3809">not</s><sn="2255">hurt</s> me: forasmuch <sn="3606 6903 1768">as</s><sn="6925">before</s> him <sn="2136">innocency</s> was <sn="7912">found</s> in me; and <sn="638">also</s><sn="6925">before</s> thee, O <sn="4430">king</s>, have I <sn="5648">done</s><sn="3809">no</s><sn="2248">hurt</s>. </v>
<vn='23'><sn="116">Then</s> was the king exceeding <sn="4430 7690 2868">glad</s><sn="5922">for</s> him, and <sn="560">commanded</s> that they should take Daniel <sn="5267 1841">up</s> out <sn="4481">of</s> the <sn="1358">den</s>. So <sn="1841">Daniel</s> was taken <sn="5267">up</s> out <sn="4481">of</s> the <sn="1358">den</s>, and no <sn="3809 3606">manner</s> of <sn="2257">hurt</s> was <sn="7912">found</s> upon him, <sn="1768">because</s> he <sn="540">believed</s> in his <sn="426">God</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>And the <sn="4430">king</s><sn="560">commanded</s>, and they <sn="858">brought</s><sn="479">those</s><sn="1400">men</s><sn="1768">which</s> had <sn="399 7170">accused</s><sn="1768 1841">Daniel</s>, and they <sn="7412">cast</s> them into the <sn="1358">den</s> of <sn="744">lions</s>, <sn="581">them</s>, their <sn="1123">children</s>, and their <sn="5389">wives</s>; and the <sn="744">lions</s> had the <sn="7981">mastery</s> of them, and broke all their bones in <sn="1855 3606 1635">pieces</s> or ever they <sn="5705 1768 3809 4291">came</s> at the <sn="773">bottom</s> of the <sn="1358">den</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="116">Then</s><sn="4430">king</s><sn="1868">Darius</s><sn="3790">wrote</s> unto <sn="3606">all</s><sn="5972">people</s>, <sn="524">nations</s>, and <sn="3961">languages</s>, <sn="1768">that</s><sn="1753">dwell</s> in <sn="3606">all</s> the <sn="772">earth</s>; <sn="8001">Peace</s> be <sn="7680">multiplied</s> unto you. </v>
<vn='26'>I <sn="4481 6925 7761">make</s> a <sn="2942">decree</s>, <sn="1768">That</s> in <sn="3606">every</s><sn="7985">dominion</s> of my <sn="4437">kingdom</s> men <sn="1934 2112">tremble</s> and <sn="1763">fear</s><sn="4481 6925">before</s> the <sn="426">God</s><sn="1768">of</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s>: <sn="1768">for</s><sn="1932">he</s> is the <sn="2417">living</s><sn="426">God</s>, and <sn="7011">steadfast</s><sn="5957">forever</s>, and his <sn="4437">kingdom</s> that <sn="1768">which</s> shall <sn="3809">not</s> be <sn="2255">destroyed</s>, and his <sn="7985">dominion</s> shall be even <sn="5705">unto</s> the <sn="5491">end</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>He <sn="7804">delivereth</s> and <sn="5338">rescueth</s>, and he <sn="5648">worketh</s><sn="852">signs</s> and <sn="8540">wonders</s> in <sn="8065">heaven</s> and in <sn="772">earth</s>, <sn="1768">who</s> hath <sn="7804">delivered</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s><sn="4481">from</s> the <sn="3028">power</s> of the <sn="744">lions</s>. </v>
<vn='28'>So <sn="1836">this</s><sn="1841">Daniel</s><sn="6744">prospered</s> in the <sn="4437">reign</s> of <sn="1868">Darius</s>, and in the <sn="4437">reign</s> of <sn="3567">Cyrus</s> the <sn="6543">Persian</s>. </v>