Then King Darius wrote to all peoples, nations, and languages dwelling in all the earth: May you have abundant prosperity! I make a decree that in all my royal dominion people should tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, enduring forever. His kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end. The king's proclamation to all peoples represents a public confession of faith in Daniel's God. Darius declares that all people should fear and tremble before the God of Israel, affirming His absolute authority. The king's declaration that God is living, eternal, and His kingdom shall never be destroyed echoes Nebuchadnezzar's earlier confession and connects to the stone-kingdom prophecy of chapter 2 (a kingdom that will never be destroyed). Darius's public proclamation uses his authority to spread knowledge of Israel's God throughout the empire.

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