“Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.”
The conspirators watch for Daniel's violation of the law: The conspirators came together and found Daniel praying and seeking mercy before his God. They report Daniel to the king: You signed an edict that says anyone who makes petition to anyone, divine or human, for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions. The conspirators inform the king that Daniel has violated the law by praying to his God. Their reference to Daniel by name makes the accusation explicit and personal. They hold the king to the law's requirement: Daniel has broken the edict, therefore he must be punished according to the law's penalty—death in the lions' den.
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