Daniel 6:15

Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The conspiring officials approach King Darius together after he has spent the day attempting to spare Daniel, invoking the legal framework that now constrains his authority.

The words — The Aramaic בְּדַיִן (be./Da.yin) = then and גּוּבְרַיָּא (guv.rai.Ya/) = the men mark the coordinated timing and identity of the petitioners who force the king’s hand.

The thread — The binding nature of royal decrees appears in Daniel 6:12 and Esther 8:8, where Medo-Persian law restricts even the monarch from altering his own edicts.

Why it lands — It requires readers to acknowledge that institutional authority is bound by its own established statutes, compelling compliance with legal procedure over personal discretion.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

Cross-references

Daniel 6:12 So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
Esther 8:8 Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”
Psalms 94:20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
Daniel 6:8 Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”