What does Daniel 6:15 say?

Then these men have assembled near the king, and are saying to the king, `know, O king, that the law of Media and Persia is : That any interdict and statute that the king doth establish is not to be changed.'

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to Daniel 6:15 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:4-6, Psalm 95:1-7, and Malachi 3:6, and more.

Daniel 6:15 (YLT)

Passage

Then these men have assembled near the king, and are saying to the king, `know, O king, that the law of Media and Persia <FI>is<Fi> : That any interdict and statute that the king doth establish is not to be changed.'

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:13 Then they have answered, yea, they are saying before the king, that, `Daniel, who <FI>is<Fi> of the sons of the Removed of Judah, hath not placed on thee, O king, <FI>any<Fi> regard, nor on the interdict that thou hast signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.'

Daniel 6:14 Then the king, when he hath heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he hath set the heart to deliver him, and till the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.

Daniel 6:15 Then these men have assembled near the king, and are saying to the king, `know, O king, that the law of Media and Persia <FI>is<Fi> : That any interdict and statute that the king doth establish is not to be changed.'

Daniel 6:16 Then the king hath said, and they have brought Daniel, and have cast <FI>him<Fi> into a den of lions. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, `Thy God, whom thou art serving continually, Himself doth deliver thee.'

Daniel 6:17 And a stone hath been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king hath sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose be not changed concerning Daniel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "assembled", "near", "king", "saying", "media", and "persia". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "assembled" and "near", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Then the king when he hath heard..." into verse 16's "Then the king hath said and they...", so "assembled" and "near" 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 "assembled" and "near" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.