Christian Standard Bible
Daniel 6:26
26I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people must tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, and he endures forever; his kingdom will never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end.
Daniel 6:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
- New International Version (NIV)“I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end.
Context of Daniel 6:26
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. 25Then King Darius wrote to those of every people, nation, and language who live on the whole earth: “May your prosperity abound. I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people must tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For he is the living God, and he endures forever; his kingdom will never be destroyed, and his dominion has no end. 27He rescues and delivers; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.” 28So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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מִן־קֳדָמַי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י׀ בְּכָל־שָׁלְטָ֣ן מַלְכוּתִ֗י לֶהֱוֹ֤ן זָיְעִין֙ וְדָ֣חֲלִ֔ין מִן־קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָהֵ֣הּ דִּי־דָֽנִיֵּ֑אל דִּי־ה֣וּא׀ אֱלָהָ֣א חַיָּ֗א וְקַיָּם֙ לְעָ֣לְמִ֔ין וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ דִּֽי־לָ֣א תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ עַד־סוֹפָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Iקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
- Iמִן־min · fromH4481
- makeשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
- a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
- That in everyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- dominionשׇׁלְטָןsholţân · dominionH7985
- of my kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
- men trembleזוּעַzûa‛ · to trembleH2112
- men trembleהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
- and fearדְּחַלdechal · to fearH1763
- the Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- of Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
- the livingחַיchay · livingH2417
- and stedfastקַיָּםqayâm · enduringH7011
- for everעָלַם‛âlam · perpetuityH5957
- which shall notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- be destroyedחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
- untoעַד‛ad · tillH5705
- the endסוֹףsôph · endH5491
Cross-references for Daniel 6:26
- Daniel 3:29Therefore I issue a decree that anyone of any people, nation, or language who says anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn limb from limb and his house made a garbage dump. For there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
- Ezra 6:8I hereby issue a decree concerning what you are to do, so that the elders of the Jews can rebuild the house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men out of the royal revenues from the taxes of the region west of the Euphrates River, so that the work will not stop.
- Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of the heavens: Greetings.
- Psalms 2:11Serve the Lord with reverential awe and rejoice with trembling.
- Psalms 99:1The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned between the cherubim. Let the earth quake.
- Psalms 119:120I tremble in awe of you; I fear your judgments.
- Isaiah 66:2My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at his wrath, and the nations cannot endure his fury.
- Luke 12:5But I will show you the one to fear: Fear him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the one to fear!
- Hebrews 12:29for our God is a consuming fire.
- Daniel 4:34But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity returned to me. Then I praised the Most High and honored and glorified him who lives forever: For his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.
- Deuteronomy 5:26For who out of all humanity has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the fire, as we have, and lived?
- 1 Samuel 17:26David spoke to the men who were standing with him: “What will be done for the man who kills that Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
- Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And in the place where they were told: You are not my people, they will be called: Sons of the living God.
- Acts 17:25Neither is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives everyone life and breath and all things.
- Romans 9:26And it will be in the place where they were told, you are not my people, there they will be called sons of the living God.
Commentaries on Daniel 6:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26I make a decree that - men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel - As in the case of the three Hebrews, Daniel 3:29. The true God was known by his servants, and by the deliverances he wrought for them. See his characters in this decree. He is the living God, the Author and Giver of life; all others are dead gods. He is steadfast for ever. All things change; but he is unchangeable. He has a kingdom; for as he made all things, so he governs all things…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26I make a decree - Compare Daniel 3:29. That in every dominion of my kingdom - Every department or province. The entire kingdom or empire was made up of several kingdoms, as Media, Persia, Babylonia, etc. The meaning is, that he wished the God of Daniel to be honored and reverenced throughout the whole empire. Men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel - That they honor and reverence him as God. There is no certain evidence that he meant that he should…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-28Verses 25-28 If we live in the fear of God, and walk according to that rule, peace shall be upon us. The kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever, are the Lord's; but many are employed in making known his wonderful works to others, who themselves remain strangers to his saving grace. May we be doers, as well as believers of his word, least at the last we should be found to have deceived ourselves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27King Darius wrote: Like Nebuchadnezzar before him (compare Daniel 3:28–29; 4:34–37), the current ruler of the civilized world declared to all his subjects that Daniel's God is alive, powerful, and has an eternal kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Stronger than the decree (Da 3:29). That was negative; this, positive; not merely men must say "nothing amiss of," but must "fear before God."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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