Daniel 6:9 (KJV)

Passage

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

Nearby Context

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.

Daniel 6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, 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 decree.

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

Daniel 6:11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "king", "darius", "signed", "writing", and "decree". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "king", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Now O king establish the decree and..." into verse 10's "Now when Daniel knew that the writing...", so "wherefore" and "king" 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 "wherefore" and "king" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.