Daniel 6:12-14

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹² Then they approached and ^(A)spoke before the king about the king’s injunction, “Did you not sign an injunction that any man who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be cast into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the ^(B)law of the Medes and Persians, which ^[a]may not be revoked.” ¹³ Then they answered and spoke before the king, “^(C)Daniel, who is one of the ^[b]exiles from Judah, pays ^(D)no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps making his petition three times a day.”

¹⁴ Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply ^(E)distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel; and even until sunset he kept exerting himself to rescue him.