Daniel 6:9

So king Darius set forth the decree, and established it.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

In Context

8Now, therefore, O king, confirm the sentence, and sign the decree: that what is decreed by the Medes and Persians may not be altered, nor any man be allowed to transgress it.

10Now when Daniel knew this, that is to say, that the law was made, he went into his house: and opening the windows in his upper chamber towards Jerusalem, he knelt down three times a day, and adored, and gave thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do before.

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Cross References

Psalms 62:9Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.

Psalms 146:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.

Isaiah 2:22Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 6:7-11

A Plot against Daniel. ( b. c. 537.) 6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. 7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and… Read the whole commentary →

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