Daniel 6:5 (LSB)

Passage

Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God.”

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:3 Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps because an extraordinary spirit was in him, and the king planned to set him over the entire kingdom.

Daniel 6:4 Then the commissioners and satraps began seeking to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to matters of the kingdom; but they were not able to find any ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

Daniel 6:5 Then these men said, “We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God.”

Daniel 6:6 Then these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever!

Daniel 6:7 All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have counseled together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who seeks to make a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ den.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "find", "ground", "accusation", "against", "daniel", and "unless". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "find", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Then the commissioners and satraps began seeking..." into verse 6's "Then these commissioners and satraps came by...", so "said" and "find" 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 "find" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.