Christian Standard Bible
Daniel 6:22
22My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths; and they haven’t harmed me, for I was found innocent before him. And also before you, Your Majesty, I have not done harm.”
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 anguish to Daniel. “Daniel, servant of the living God,” the king said, “has your God, whom you continually serve, been able to rescue you from the lions?” 21Then Daniel spoke with the king: “May the king live forever. My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths; and they haven’t harmed me, for I was found innocent before him. And also before you, Your Majesty, I have not done harm.” 23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to take Daniel out of the den. When Daniel was brought up from the den, he was found to be unharmed, for he trusted in his God. 24The king then gave the command, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the lions’ den — they, their children, and their wives. They had not reached the bottom of the den before 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- My Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- hath sentשְׁלַחshelach · to sendH7972
- his angelמַלְאַךְmal'ak · angelH4398
- and hath shutסְגַרsegar · to shutH5463
- the lions’אַרְיֵה'aryêh · lionH744
- mouthsפֻּםpûm · mouthH6433
- that they have notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- hurtחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
- me: forasmuch asקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
- me: forasmuch asכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
- him innocencyזָכוּzâkû · innocenceH2136
- was foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
- in me; and alsoאַף'aph · alsoH638
- thee, O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
- have I doneעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
- hurtחֲבוּלָאchăbûlâh · crimeH2248
Cross-references for Daniel 6:22
- Daniel 6:20When he reached the den, he cried out in anguish to Daniel. “Daniel, servant of the living God,” the king said, “has your God, whom you continually serve, been able to rescue you from the lions?”
- 2 Samuel 22:7I called to the Lord in my distress; I called to my God. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry for help reached his ears.
- Psalms 31:14But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.”
- Psalms 38:21Lord, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me.
- Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I will give you thanks. You are my God; I will exalt you.
- Micah 7:7But I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Matthew 27:46About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Elí, Elí, lemá sabachtháni?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
- John 20:17“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that 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 exclaimed, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued 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 20:16When we cried out to the Lord, he heard our plea, and sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your territory.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21and the Lord sent an angel who annihilated every valiant warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned in disgrace to his land. He went to the temple of his god, and there some of his own children struck him down with the sword.
- Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and rescues them.
- Isaiah 63:9In all their suffering, he suffered, and the angel of his presence saved them. He redeemed them because of his love and compassion; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of the past.
- Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”
- Acts 27:23For last night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood by 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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