|<< Daniel 6 >>| New International Version Daniel in the Den of
Lions 1It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule
throughout the kingdom, 2with three administrators over them,
one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to
them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3Now Daniel so
distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps
by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him
over the whole kingdom. 4At this, the administrators and the
satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his
conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so.
They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy
and neither corrupt nor negligent. 5Finally these men said, “We
will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel
unless it has something to do with the law of his God.” 6So
these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and
said: “May King Darius live forever! 7The royal administrators,
prefects, satraps, advisers a