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Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
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Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.
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All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
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Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn`t alter.
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Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.