Daniel 6:5 (KJV)

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 preferred above the presidents and princes, 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 princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none 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 princes 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 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.

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 princes sought to..." into verse 6's "Then these presidents and princes 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.