Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
That Daniel - contemptuously. Of the captivity of Judah - recently a captive among thy servants the Babylonians-one whom humble obedience most becomes. Thus they aggravate his guilt, omitting mention of his being prime minister, which might only remind Darius of Daniel's state-services.
Regardeth not thee - because he regarded God (Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29).