Daniel 6:8 (ASV)

Passage

Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Nearby Context

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.

Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

Daniel 6:9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.

Daniel 6:10 And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "establish", "interdict", "sign", "writing", "changed", "medes", and "persians". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "establish", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "All the presidents of the kingdom the..." into verse 9's "Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and...", so "king" and "establish" 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 "king" and "establish" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.