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Daniel 6:26
ESV I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.
NIV I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. 'For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
NASB I issue a decree that in all the realm of my kingdom people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God and enduring forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be forever.
CSB I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people must tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, and he endures forever; his kingdom will never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end.
NLT 'I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end.
KJV I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

What does Daniel 6:26 mean?

Darius ruled over a people who worshipped many different gods in many different ways. Many of them likely knew little or nothing about the God of Israel: the Lord honored by Daniel. Darius's description here is more than poetry. It's also a necessary definition of the One being honored. Notably, Darius (Daniel 6:25) does not indicate that Daniel's God is the only god. He does not command people to set aside other idols; he only says that the Lord worshipped by Daniel should be honored by all.

Apparently, at this point in his life, Darius believed that Daniel's God was "only" the most powerful or one of the most powerful of many gods available to the Medes and Persians. His decree resembles that of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:1–2). Before Darius became king, Nebuchadnezzar had come to view the God of Israel as possessing an everlasting kingdom (Daniel 4:34–35). In the future, every knee will bow in heaven and on earth and every person will agree that Jesus Christ is the One and only Lord (Philippians 2:10–11).
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