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Then they came near, and spakebefore the kingconcerning the king'sdecree; Hast thou notsigned a decree, that everyman that shall ask a petition ofanyGod or manwithinthirtydays,save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The kinganswered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which alterethnot.
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Thenanswered they and saidbefore the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah,regardeth*notthee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petitionthreetimes a day.