Daniel 6:6

6 So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said: “May King Darius live forever!

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Daniel 6:6 in Other Translations

KJV

6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

ESV

6 Then these presidents and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, "O King Darius, live forever!

NLT

6 So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius!

MSG

6 The vice-regents and governors conspired together and then went to the king and said, "King Darius, live forever!

CSB

6 So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said to him, "May King Darius live forever.

Daniel 6:6 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 6:6

Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the
king
Having consulted the matter, and agreed upon and formed a scheme among themselves, and drawn up a bill or decree in form, ready to be signed by the king, whom they hoped to persuade to it; and for that end they got together, and went in a body to him. The word ^F2 signifies to assemble in a tumultuous and noisy way; they thought, by their number and noise, their bustle and bluster, to carry their point. Ben Melech compares it with ( Psalms 2:2 ) : and said thus unto him, O King Darius, live for ever;
this they said as courtiers, professing subjection to him, and affection for him, wishing him health, long life, and happiness.

FOOTNOTES:

F2 (wvgrh) "tumultuarie convenerunt", Montanus; "cum tumultu accurrerent", De Dieu; "convenerunt gregatim et cum strepitu", Gejerus.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Daniel 6:6 In-Context

4 At 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.

5 Finally 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.”

6 So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said: “May King Darius live forever!

7 The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.

8 Now, Your Majesty, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”