King Darius

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King Darius is the Persian ruler in the biblical Book of Daniel who reluctantly condemns Daniel to the lions’ den after being bound by his own irrevocable decree.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian ruler in the Book of Daniel
biblical figure
character in the Hebrew Bible
character in the Old Testament
acknowledgesDeliveranceBy God of Daniel
appearsIn Book of Daniel NERFINISHED
Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Daniel in the lions’ den
attributesMiracleTo God of Daniel
boundBy his own decree
law of the Medes and Persians
callsOutTo Daniel NERFINISHED
cannotRevoke his decree
condemnationMethod throwing Daniel into the lions’ den
condemns Daniel NERFINISHED
condemnsReluctantly Daniel NERFINISHED
decreeConsequence being thrown into the lions’ den
decreeDuration thirty days
fastsFor Daniel NERFINISHED
goesEarlyTo lions’ den
governs satrapies
hasDecree irrevocable law of the Medes and Persians
hasOfficials administrators
satraps
hasRole king of the Medes and Persians
hasTitle king
issuesDecreeAbout prayer to any god or man except the king
issuesProclamationAbout God of Daniel
isTrickedBy administrators and satraps
kingdomDescribedAs Medo-Persian empire NERFINISHED
languageOfText Biblical Aramaic NERFINISHED
literaryGenreContext apocalyptic court tale
mentionedInChapter Daniel 6
moralCharacterTrait just but constrained by his own law
numberOfSatraps one hundred and twenty
ordersPunishmentMethod throwing accusers and their families into the lions’ den
ordersPunishmentOf accusers of Daniel
plansToSetOverKingdom Daniel NERFINISHED
proclaimsThat God of Daniel endures forever
God of Daniel is the living God
God of Daniel’s dominion will never end
God of Daniel’s kingdom will not be destroyed
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
seeksToRescue Daniel NERFINISHED
showsFavorTo Daniel NERFINISHED
spendsNight without entertainment
witnesses Daniel’s survival in the lions’ den

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Daniel in the lions den featuresCharacter King Darius
subject surface form: Daniel in the lions' den