"Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree." — Daniel 6:9

Daniel 6:9 · KJV

“Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.”

— Daniel 6:9

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. {altereth not: Chaldee, passeth not}

Verse 10

Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Daniel 6 — Context

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. {decree: or, interdict}

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. {altereth not: Chaldee, passeth not}

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

Cross References

Psalms 146:3

Put not your trust in princes, {nor} in the son of man, in whom {there is} no help. {help: or, salvation}

Psalms 118:9

{It is} better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

Isaiah 2:22

Cease ye from man, whose breath {is} in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Proverbs 6:2

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Psalms 62:9-10

Surely men of low degree {are} vanity, {and} men of high degree {are} a lie: to be laid in the balance, they {are} altogether {lighter} than vanity. {altogether: or, alike}