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What does Daniel 6:5 mean?

"Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”"

— Daniel 6:5 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

2

and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; that these satraps might give account to them, and that the king should suffer no loss.

3

Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

4

Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.

5

Then these men said, “We won’t find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

6

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, “King Darius, live forever!

7

All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”

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