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Daniel 6:20
20And when he came near unto the den, he cried with a mournful voice unto Daniel: the king spoke and said unto Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living 1God, hath thy 2God whom thou servest continually been able to save thee from the lions?
Daniel 6:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
- New International Version (NIV)When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, "O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
Context of Daniel 6:20
18Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were concubines brought before him; and his sleep fled from him. 19Then the king arose with the light at break of day, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he came near unto the den, he cried with a mournful voice unto Daniel: the king spoke and said unto Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God whom thou servest continually been able to save thee from the lions? 21Then Daniel spoke unto the king, O king, live for ever! 22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
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וּכְמִקְרְבֵ֣הּ לְגֻבָּ֔א לְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל בְּקָ֥ל עֲצִ֖יב זְעִ֑ק עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֣ר לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל דָּֽנִיֵּאל֙ עֲבֵד֙ אֱלָהָ֣א חַיָּ֔א אֱלָהָ֗ךְ דִּ֣י אַ֤נְתְּ פָּֽלַֽח־לֵהּ֙ בִּתְדִירָ֔א הַיְכִ֥ל לְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְ מִן־אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Daniel 6:20
- Daniel 6:16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will save thee.
- Daniel 3:15Now if ye be ready at the time that ye hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast that same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: and who is the God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
- 1 Chronicles 16:11Seek Jehovah and his strength, Seek his face continually;
- Psalms 71:14But as for me, I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.
- Psalms 73:23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;
- Psalms 119:112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes for ever, unto the end.
- Psalms 146:2As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being.
- Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day;
- Hosea 12:6And thou, return unto thy God: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
- Luke 18:1And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,
- Acts 6:4but we will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.
- Romans 2:7to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
- Colossians 4:2Persevere in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17pray unceasingly;
- James 1:25But he that fixes his view on [the] perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in [it], being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of [the] work, he shall be blessed in his doing.
- Daniel 3:17If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thy hand, O king.
Commentaries on Daniel 6:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He cried with a lamentable voice - His heart, full of grief, affected his speech. Servant of the living God - The king was convinced that, unless his God saved him, his destruction was inevitable.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20He cried with a lamentable voice - A voice full of anxious solicitude. Literally, “a voice of grief.” Such a cry would be natural on such an occasion. O Daniel, servant of the living God - The God who has life; who imparts life; and who can preserve life. This was the appellation, probably, which he had heard Daniel use in regard to God, and it is one which he would naturally employ on such an occasion as this; feeling that the question of life was…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. 20has your God … been able: There was no doubt that Daniel had served God faithfully. So, if God did not rescue him, it would have shown the king that God could not do so. living God: The king likely knew what Daniel’s God had done during the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar. The term living God is used in the Bible to compare the Lord with lifeless idols (see, for example, Deuteronomy 5:26; Joshua 3:10; Isaiah 37:17–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. living God--having life Himself, and able to preserve thy life; contrasted with the lifeless idols. Darius borrowed the phrase from Daniel; God extorting from an idolater a confession of the truth. thou servest continually--in times of persecution, as well as in times of peace. is thy God ... able--the language of doubt, yet hope.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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