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Then the supervisors and satraps kept trying to find a basis for an accusation against Daniel in regard to his administration of the kingdom. However, they were unable to come up with an accusation or any evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy and no neglect of duty or evidence of corruption could be found against him. Then these men said, “We will not find any accusation to bring against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”

So these supervisors and satraps came as a group to the king and said this to him, “Darius, Your Majesty, may you live forever!

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At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges(A) against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”(B)

So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said: “May King Darius live forever!(C)

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