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Daniel 6:21
21Then Daniel said to the king, ‘King, live for ever!
Daniel 6:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Daniel answered, “May the king live forever!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
Context of Daniel 6:21
19The king got up very early in the morning, at sunrise. He hurried to the cave where the lions were. 20When he got near to the cave, he was very upset. He shouted to Daniel, ‘Daniel, you have continued to worship the living God, as his servant. Was your God able to save you from the lions?’ Then Daniel said to the king, ‘King, live for ever! 22My God sent his angel, and he shut the lions' mouths. So the lions have not hurt me. God knows that I have done no wrong thing. I have not done anything to hurt you, the king, either.’ 23The king was very happy when he heard Daniel's voice. He told his servants that they must pull Daniel up out of the lions' cave. So they lifted him out. When they looked at him, they saw that the lions had not hurt him at all. Daniel had trusted in his God, so God had kept him safe.
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אֱדַ֙יִן֙ דָּנִיֶּ֔אל עִם־מַלְכָּ֖א מַלִּ֑ל מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Daniel 6:21
- Daniel 6:6So the officers and rulers agreed together what they would do. They went to the king and they said, ‘King Darius, live for ever!
- Daniel 2:4Then the wise men answered the king. (This is in the Aramaic language. ) They said, ‘King, live for ever! We are your servants. Tell us the dream. Then we will tell you what it means.’
- Nehemiah 2:3I replied to the king, ‘May the king live for ever! I am sad because enemies have destroyed the city where my ancestors are buried. They burned the city's gates.’
Commentaries on Daniel 6:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever - The common form of salutation in addressing the king. See the note at Daniel 2:4. There might be more than mere form in this, for Daniel may have been aware of the true source of the calamities that had come upon him, and of the innocence of the king in the matter; and he doubtless recalled the interest which the king had shown in him when about to be cast into the den of lions, and his expression of…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. 2121. Daniel might have indulged in anger at the king, but does not; his sole thought is, God's glory has been set forth in his deliverance.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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