American Standard Version
"Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God. "
— Daniel 6:11, American Standard Version
“Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.”
“Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.”
“Then those officials who had gone to the king came by collusion and found Daniel praying and asking for help before his God.”
“Wherefore those men carefully watching him, found Daniel praying and making supplication to his God.”
“Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God.”
“Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.”
Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.
And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem); and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s interdict: Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save unto thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.