Daniel 6:7

All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors address King Darius to propose a binding thirty-day decree during a formal council meeting.

The words — The text highlights אִתְיָעַ֜טוּ ('it.ya.'A.tu) as 'they took counsel together' and כֹּ֣ל (kol) as 'all' to emphasize the officials' unified agreement.

The thread — This coordinated proposal parallels the hostile plotting in Psalms 59:3, the deceitful intent in Psalms 62:4, and the initial plea for divine intervention in Psalms 83:1.

Why it lands — The passage demands recognition of how institutional power can be manipulated through unanimous agreement, requiring readers to evaluate the motives behind collective authority.

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The Hebrew words

אִתְיָעַ֜טוּ'it.ya.'A.tuthey took counsel together כֹּ֣ל׀kolall סָרְכֵ֣יsa.re.Khei[the] overseers of מַלְכוּתָ֗אmal.khu.Ta/'kingdom/ the סִגְנַיָּ֤אsig.nai.Ya/'prefects/ the וַֽאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא֙va./'a.chash.dar.pe.nai.Ya/'and/ satraps/ the הַדָּֽבְרַיָּ֣אha.da.ve.rai.Ya/'counselors/ the וּפַחֲוָתָ֔אu./fa.cha.va.Ta/'and/ governors/ the לְקַיָּמָ֤הle./kai.ya.Mahto/ establish קְיָם֙ke.Yam[the] statute of מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka/'king/ the וּלְתַקָּפָ֖הu./le./ta.ka.Fahand/ to/ make stringent אֱסָ֑ר'e.Sara prohibition דִּ֣יdithat כָל־khol-every דִּֽי־di-[one] who יִבְעֵ֣הyiv.'Ehhe will ask בָ֠עוּVa.'ua petition מִן־min-from כָּל־kol-any אֱלָ֨הּ'e.Lahgod וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁve./'e.Nashand/ person עַד־'ad-until יוֹמִ֣יןyo.Mindays תְּלָתִ֗יןte.la.Tinthirty לָהֵן֙la.Henexcept מִנָּ֣ךְmi.Na/khfrom/ you מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka/'king/ O יִתְרְמֵ֕אyit.re.Me'he will be thrown לְגֹ֖בle./Goto/ [the] den of אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃'ar.ya.va.Ta/'lions/ the

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Psalms 59:3 See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
Psalms 62:4 They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
Psalms 83:1 A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
Daniel 3:2 Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.
Daniel 3:6 And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”
Daniel 3:27 and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.
Psalms 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Matthew 12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Matthew 26:4 and they conspired to arrest Jesus covertly and kill Him.
Mark 15:1 Early in the morning, the chief priests, elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin devised a plan. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.