So these men concluded, “We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is in connection with the law of his God.”

Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption.

When the king heard this, he was very upset and began thinking about how he might rescue Daniel. Until late afternoon he was struggling to find a way to rescue him.

When the king spoke with them, he did not find among the entire group anyone like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, or Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.

Then God made the overseer of the court officials sympathetic to Daniel.

So a decree went out, and the wise men were about to be executed. They also sought Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.