Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
Daniel 6:7 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 7. 7All 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.
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Quick Meaning
Daniel 6:7 develops this movement with “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”.
They claim a consultation that excluded him, then lock the trap
This verse is one part of that explanation in Daniel 6:6-9. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Daniel 6:6–9
Read Daniel 6:7 with 6:6–9. Daniel 6:7 develops this movement with “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”. The complete unit establishes this movement: Officials falsely claim unanimity and flatter the king into a thirty-day petition ban backed by the lions' den.
Why This Verse Appears Here
6:1-5 completes “Daniel Is Distinguished and Rivals Find No Corruption”; the text now turns to “Flattery Produces an Irrevocable Law Trap.” This completes the present movement before the next larger development: Daniel continues his known prayer practice, and the conspirators use it to force the king's own decree against him. Within that movement: Daniel 6:7 develops this movement with “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”
In plain language: This wording develops this movement.
Officials falsely claim unanimity and flatter the king into a thirty-day petition ban backed by the lions' den. Daniel 6:7 develops this movement with “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”.
Why it matters: This wording carries a material lexical, historical, theological, reception, or misuse boundary.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
Daniel 6:7 does not stand alone from Daniel 6:6–9. Daniel 6:7 does not establish a modern identification, date, guarantee, or command by itself. Its verse-specific role is: develops this movement with “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”.
What Remains True
A law becomes corrupt when officials design it around one person's conscience and a leader prizes flattery over review. Daniel 6:6-9 keeps that truth tied to this claim: Officials falsely claim unanimity and flatter the king into a thirty-day petition ban backed by the lions' den. In this unit: Daniel 6:7 develops this movement with “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”.
Teach It Back
Explain Daniel 6:7's role in 6:6–9. Name the ancient setting, quote or paraphrase “All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains…”, state one material uncertainty, and name one conclusion the verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Daniel 6:6-9 — Flattery Produces an Irrevocable Law TrapSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
Daniel 6:7 must be read with this unit-level uncertainty: The number of satraps, Daniel's office, exact petition ban, and legal immutability are debated. The narrative's critique of jealous administration and manipulated law is clear.
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Daniel 6:6-9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew aramaic text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Daniel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew-Aramaic wording, morphology, language boundary, names, repeated roots, clauses, and lexical controls.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Dan.xml, 6:6-9; Hebrew 1:1–2:4a and 8:1–12:13, Aramaic 2:4b–7:28
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Daniel with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level Hebrew-Aramaic, textual, historical, translation, chronology, angelic-language, and duration notes.
Exact location: NET Bible Daniel PDF, printed pp. 1655–1657, translation and translator notes on 6:6-9
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