Daniel 6:8 (WEB)

Passage

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:6 Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, “King Darius, live forever!

Daniel 6:7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, 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 not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn’t alter.”

Daniel 6:9 Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

Daniel 6:10 When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "establish", "decree", "sign", "writing", "changed", "medes", and "persians". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "establish", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "All the presidents of the kingdom the..." into verse 9's "Therefore king Darius signed the writing and...", so "king" and "establish" 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 "king" and "establish" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.