Daniel 6:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵ Finally, they said to one another, “We will never be able to bring any charge against Daniel, unless it has to do with his religion.”

⁶ They all went to the king and said:

“Your Majesty, we hope you live forever! ^7 (A) All of your officials, leaders, advisors, and governors agree that you should make a law forbidding anyone to pray to any god or human except you for the next 30 days. Everyone who disobeys this law must be thrown into a pit of lions.