Daniel 6:7

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Cross-reference

Daniel 6:3 Historical context

Daniel 6:3 shows Daniel's excellence led to his promotion, motivating the conspirators in 6:7 to trap him.

Daniel 3:6 Parallel

In Daniel 3:6, a decree orders worship of the golden image under threat of the furnace — the identical pattern of enforced loyalty with deadly penalty.

Daniel 3:11 Parallel

In Daniel 3:11, the same furnace decree is reiterated — reinforcing the parallel demand for exclusive worship or death.

Daniel 3:24 Parallel

In Daniel 3:24, the king is astonished at another miraculous deliverance from a death decree, showing a recurring pattern.

Daniel 3:27 Parallel

Daniel 3:27 shows the same officials witnessing God's deliverance of the three friends, contrasting their later conspiracy against Daniel.

Psalm 2:2 Parallel

Psalm 2:2 depicts rulers conspiring against the LORD's Anointed — the same pattern of opposition Daniel faces from the satraps.

Psalm 62:4 Parallel

Psalm 62:4 describes enemies plotting to bring down a man from his high position, directly mirroring the satraps' scheme against Daniel.

Psalm 94:20 Parallel

Psalm 94:20 questions wicked rulers framing injustice by statute — exactly what the satraps do by manipulating the decree in 6:7.

Matthew 12:14 shows the Pharisees conspiring against Jesus — a typological parallel to the satraps' conspiracy against Daniel.

In Matthew 26:4, religious leaders conspire to arrest Jesus by stealth — the same calculated trap set against Daniel here.

In Acts 4:26-28, Psalm 2 is quoted about kings setting themselves against the Lord — reflecting the rulers' conspiracy against Daniel as opposition to God.

Psalm 59:3 Parallel

Psalm 59:3 describes David's enemies lying in wait despite his innocence — parallel to the satraps' plot against blameless Daniel.

Psalm 83:1-3 describes enemies conspiring against God's people — the same pattern as the satraps' plot against Daniel.

Mark 15:1 Typology

In Mark 15:1, the council binds and delivers Jesus to Pilate — mirroring the progression from conspiracy to judgment against Daniel.

In Acts 4:5-7, rulers and elders gather to interrogate Peter and John — a similar united opposition against faithful worship.

John 12:10 Parallel

In John 12:10, the chief priests plot to kill Lazarus — another conspiracy to eliminate a threat, like the scheme targeting Daniel.