Daniel 6:11

Daniel 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
• New International Version (NIV)Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

Context of Daniel 6:11

9So King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction. 10Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he went into his house (now in his roof chamber his windows were open toward Jerusalem); he continued to get down on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously. Then, by agreement, these men came [together] and found Daniel praying and making requests before his God. 12Then they approached and spoke before the king regarding his injunction, “Have you not signed an injunction that anyone who petitions (prays to) any god or man except you, O king, within the designated thirty days, is to be thrown into the den of lions?” The king answered, “The statement is true, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be altered or revoked.” 13Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, does not pay any attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you have signed, but keeps praying [to his God] three times a day.”

Daniel 6:11 word by word

אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ הַרְגִּ֔שׁוּ וְהַשְׁכַּ֖חוּ לְדָנִיֵּ֑אל בָּעֵ֥א וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ן קֳדָ֥ם אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• theseאִלֵּךְ'illêk · theseH479
• menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• assembledרְגַשׁregash · to throngH7284
• and foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• prayingבְּעָאbe‛â' be‛âh · to askH1156
• and making supplicationחֲנַןchănan · be graciousH2604
• beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• his Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426

Cross-references for Daniel 6:11

• Daniel 6:6Then these commissioners and satraps agreed to approach the king and said to him, “King Darius, live forever!
• Psalms 10:9He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked lies in wait for the righteous And seeks to kill him.

Commentaries on Daniel 6:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Then these men assembled … - Evidently with a design of finding him at his devotions.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 It is no new thing for what is done faithfully, in conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as done obstinately, and in contempt of the civil powers. Through want of due thought, we often do that which afterwards, like Darius, we see cause a thousand times to wish undone again. Daniel, that venerable man, is brought as the vilest of malefactors, and is thrown into the den of lions, to be devoured, only for worshipping his God. No doubt the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11just as he had done before: Daniel's regular prayer time helped him worship God daily. Jerusalem was God's chosen city (1 Kings 11:36). Even though the temple was gone, forgetting Jerusalem was unthinkable (Psalm 137:5–6). Someday, the temple would be rebuilt (Isaiah 2:2–4; 44:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. assembled--as in Da 6:6, "assembled" or "ran hastily," so as to come upon Daniel suddenly and detect him in the act.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 6:11

• Civil Service
• Conspiracy
• Daniel
• Diplomacy
• Faith
• Indictments
• Persia
• Politics
• Religion

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Commentaries on Daniel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings