Daniel 6:5 (ASV)

Passage

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:3 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.

Daniel 6:4 Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Daniel 6:5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Daniel 6:6 Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

Daniel 6:7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "shall", "find", "occasion", "against", "daniel", and "except". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Then the presidents and the satraps sought..." into verse 6's "Then these presidents and satraps assembled together...", so "said" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "said" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.