“Going to the king,
They said.
‘Hand Daniel
Over to us!
Otherwise,
We will kill you!
We will kill
Your household!’
The king saw
That they were
Pressing him hard.
Under compulsion,
He handed Daniel
Over to them.”
These conspirators against the king wanted Daniel put to death. His influence was seen as the main reason for the king’s actions. In fact, they told the king, either hand over Daniel or they would kill him and his household. Given that simple choice of his death or that of Daniel, the king handed Daniel over to them.
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