Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king’s injunction: “Did you not sign an injunction that any person who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.”
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Then they came near - That is, they came near to the king. They had detected Daniel, as they expected and desired to do, in a clear…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. Then they came near, and spoke before the king conce…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Now the king’s nobles approach the king as conquerors, but they do so cunningly; for they do not openly say anything about Daniel, whom they knew t…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then they came near They went immediately from Daniel's house to the king's palace, and into the king's presence; which t…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
It is nothing new for actions performed faithfully, out of conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as acts of obstinacy and contempt for civil …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes