Passage
Then answered they, and sayd vnto the King, This Daniel which is of the children of the captiuitie of Iudah, regardeth not thee, O King, nor the decree, that thou hast sealed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Daniel 6:13 (GNV)
Nearby Context
Daniel 6:11 Then these men assembled, and founde Daniel praying, and making supplication vnto his God.
Daniel 6:12 So they came and, spake vnto the King concerning the Kings decree, Hast thou not sealed the decree, that euery man that shall make a request to any god or man within thirtie dayes, saue to thee, O King, shall be cast into the denne of lyons? The King answered, and sayd, The thing is true, according to the Lawe of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel 6:13 Then answered they, and sayd vnto the King, This Daniel which is of the children of the captiuitie of Iudah, regardeth not thee, O King, nor the decree, that thou hast sealed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Daniel 6:14 When the King heard these wordes, hee was sore displeased with himselfe, and set his heart on Daniel, to deliuer him: and he laboured till the sunne went downe, to deliuer him.
Daniel 6:15 Then these men assembled vnto the King, and sayde vnto ye King, Vnderstand, O King, that the lawe of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree nor statute which the King confirmeth, may be altered.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "answered", "sayd", "vnto", "king", "daniel", "children", "captiuitie", and "iudah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "sayd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 12's "So they came and spake vnto the..." into verse 14's "When the King heard these wordes hee...", so "answered" and "sayd" 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 "answered" and "sayd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.