Daniel Chapter 6 Verses 25-27

25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you. 26 I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring for ever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end. 27 He delivers and rescues, he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Darius makes a public proclamation as Nebuchadnezzar had done in Daniel 3:29 and 4:34.

It was clear to all that God was alive and that he worked in history to bring about justice and the welfare of his people.

Indeed, while this was going on, his people were as promised returning to the Holy Land under Zerubbabel.

28 So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Daniel’s usefulness to the king continued and he prospered as he had during the days of Nebuchadnezzar.

This verse does not imply that Cyrus followed Darius as some suggest that it does. Instead it states (correctly) that Darius and Cyrus ruled simultaneously.

He also continued to pray and study his Bible. The visions in Chapters 10–12 were given to him during the third year of Cyrus.

The book was probably written shortly after these visions were revealed, which perhaps puts its date around 532 (about 7 years after the Persians took over in 539).