Event 2 of 6
The Story of Daniel in the Lions’ Den
The decree
The officials persuade Darius to sign a decree that anyone who prays to any god or man except the king for thirty days will be thrown to the lions. It cannot be changed.
People: Darius
Daniel 6:6–9 WEB
6Then these presidents and local governors assembled together to the king, and said this to him, “King Darius, live forever! 7All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the local governors, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 8Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.” 9Therefore King Darius signed the writing and the decree.
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