Berean Standard Bible
Daniel 6:5
5Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”
Daniel 6:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
- New International Version (NIV)Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then these men said, "We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”
Context of Daniel 6:5
3Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. 4Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him. Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.” 6So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever! 7All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
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אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ אָֽמְרִ֔ין דִּ֣י לָ֧א נְהַשְׁכַּ֛ח לְדָנִיֵּ֥אל דְּנָ֖ה כָּל־עִלָּ֑א לָהֵ֕ן הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה עֲל֖וֹהִי בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear
- Finallyאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
- theseאִלֵּךְ'illêk · theseH479
- menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
- saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
- saidדִּיdîy · thatH1768
- We will neverלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- findשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
- anyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- chargeעִלָּה‛illâh · pretextH5931
- against thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
- Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
- unlessלָהֵןlâhên · exceptH3861
- against himעַל‛al · uponH5922
- concerning the lawדָּתdâth · lawH1882
- of his Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
Cross-references for Daniel 6:5
- 1 Samuel 24:17and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
- Esther 3:8Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
- John 19:6As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.”
- Acts 24:13Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
Commentaries on Daniel 6:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5We shall not find any occasion - We shall not find any pretext or any cause by which he may be humbled and degraded. They were satisfied of his integrity, and they saw it was vain to hope to accomplish their purposes by any attack on his moral character, or any charge against him in respect to the manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office. Except we find it against him concerning the law of his God - Unless it be in respect to his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5law of his God: Compare Daniel 6:8, 12, 15; Ezra 7:12, 14, 25.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. It is the highest testimony to a godly man's walk, when his most watchful enemies can find no ground of censure save in that he walks according to the law of God even where it opposes the ways of the world.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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