Daniel 6:9 (GNV)

Passage

Wherefore King Darius sealed the writing and the decree.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:7 All the rulers of thy kingdome, the officers and gouernours, the counsellers, and dukes haue consulted together to make a decree for the King and to establish a statute, that whosoeuer shall aske a petition of any god or man for thirtie dayes saue of thee, O King, he shalbe cast into the denne of lyons.

Daniel 6:8 Nowe, O King, confirme the decree, and seale 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 sealed the writing and the decree.

Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel vnderstood that he had sealed the writing, hee went into his house, and his window being open in his chamber toward Ierusalem, he kneeled vpon his knees three times a day, and prayed and praysed his God, as he did aforetime.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "king", "darius", "sealed", "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 "Nowe O King confirme the decree and..." into verse 10's "Now when Daniel vnderstood that he had...", 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.