Berean Standard Bible
Daniel 6:22
22My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
Daniel 6:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
- New International Version (NIV)My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm."
- New King James Version (NKJV)My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
Context of Daniel 6:22
20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” 21Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.” 23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
Read all of Daniel 6Daniel 6:22 word by word
אֱלָהִ֞י שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּ וּֽסֲגַ֛ר פֻּ֥ם אַרְיָוָתָ֖א וְלָ֣א חַבְּל֑וּנִי כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤י קָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ זָכוּ֙ הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת לִ֔י וְאַ֤ף קָֽדָמָךְ֙ מַלְכָּ֔א חֲבוּלָ֖ה לָ֥א עַבְדֵֽת׃Read the interlinear
- My Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- sentשְׁלַחshelach · to sendH7972
- His angelמַלְאַךְmal'ak · angelH4398
- and shutסְגַרsegar · to shutH5463
- the mouthsפֻּםpûm · mouthH6433
- of the lionsאַרְיֵה'aryêh · lionH744
- They have notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- hurt meחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
- hurt meכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- forקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
- forדִּיdîy · thatH1768
- I was foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
- innocentזָכוּzâkû · innocenceH2136
- in His sightקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
- andאַף'aph · alsoH638
- I have doneעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
- wrongחֲבוּלָאchăbûlâh · crimeH2248
- O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
Cross-references for Daniel 6:22
- Daniel 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
- 2 Samuel 22:7In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
- Psalms 31:14But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
- Psalms 38:21Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
- Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
- Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Matthew 27:46About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
- John 20:18Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what He had said to her.
- Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- Numbers 20:16and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
- Psalms 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Acts 12:11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
- Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
Commentaries on Daniel 6:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22My God hath sent his angel - Such a one as that who attended Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the fiery furnace, and blew aside the flames, so that they could not hurt them. Before him innocency was found in one - Because I was innocent God has preserved me; and now that I am preserved, my innocence is fully proved.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22My God hath sent his angel - It was common among the Hebrews to attribute any remarkable preservation from danger to the intervention of an angel sent from God, and no one can demonstrate that it did not occur as they supposed. There is no more absurdity in supposing that God employs an angelic being to defend his people, or to impart blessings to them, than there is in supposing that he employs one human being to render important aid, and to convey…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-24Verses 18-24 The best way to have a good night, is to keep a good conscience. We are sure of what the king doubted, that the servants of the living God have a Master well able to protect them. See the power of God over the fiercest creatures, and believe his power to restrain the roaring lion that goeth about continually seeking to devour. Daniel was kept perfectly safe, because he believed in his God. Those who boldly and cheerfully trust in God to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22My God sent his angel: The law of the Medes and Persians was powerless. God can protect his loyal servant and his own reputation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. his angel--the instrument, not the author, of his deliverance (Psa 91:11; 34:7). shut ... lions' mouths--(He 11:33). So spiritually, God will shut the roaring lion's mouth (1Pe 5:8) for His servants. forasmuch as before him innocency--not absolutely (in Da 9:7, 18 he disclaims such a plea), but relatively to this case. God has attested the justice of my cause in standing up for His worship, by delivering me. Therefore, the "forasmuch" does not justify…Read the comment
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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
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