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Daniel 6:1
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(F1)It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, to be in charge of the whole kingdom,
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Daniel 6:2
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and over them, three commissioners (of whom (C1)Daniel was one), so that these satraps would be accountable to them, and that the king would not (F1)suffer (C2)loss.
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Daniel 6:3
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Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself (F1)among the commissioners and satraps because (F2)he possessed an (C1)extraordinary spirit, and the king intended to appoint him over the (C2)entire kingdom.
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Daniel 6:4
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Then the commissioners and satraps began (C1)trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding (F1)government affairs; but they could find (C2)no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.
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Daniel 6:5
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Then these men said, "We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him regarding the (C1)law of his God."
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Daniel 6:6
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Then these commissioners and satraps came (F1)by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: "King Darius, (C1)live forever!
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Daniel 6:7
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"All the (C1)commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have (C2)consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall (C3)be thrown into the lions' (F1)den.
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Daniel 6:8
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"Now, O king, (C1)establish the injunction and sign the document so that it will not be changed, according to the (C2)law of the Medes and Persians, which (F1)may not be revoked."
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Daniel 6:9
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Thereupon, King Darius (C1)signed the document, that is, the injunction.
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Daniel 6:10
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Now when Daniel learned that the document was signed, he entered his house (and in his roof chamber he had windows open (C1)toward Jerusalem); and he continued (C2)kneeling on his knees three times a day, (C3)praying and (C4)offering praise before his God, just as he had been doing previously.
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