Daniel 6:11

Daniel 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
• New International Version (NIV)Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

Context of Daniel 6:11

9So Darius signed the written decree. 10When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went to his house. An upper room in his house had windows that opened in the direction of Jerusalem. Three times each day he got down on his knees and prayed to his God. He had always praised God this way. One of those times the men came in as a group and found Daniel praying and pleading to his God. 12Then they went and spoke to the king about his decree. ⌞They asked,⌟ “Didn’t you sign a decree which stated that for 30 days whoever asks for anything from any god or person except you, Your Majesty, will be thrown into a lions’ den?” The king answered, “That’s true. According to the law of the Medes and Persians the decree can’t be repealed.” 13They replied, “Your Majesty, Daniel, one of the captives from Judah, refuses to obey your order or the decree that you signed. He prays three times each day.”

Daniel 6:11 word by word

אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ הַרְגִּ֔שׁוּ וְהַשְׁכַּ֖חוּ לְדָנִיֵּ֑אל בָּעֵ֥א וּמִתְחַנַּ֖ן קֳדָ֥ם אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• theseאִלֵּךְ'illêk · theseH479
• menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• assembledרְגַשׁregash · to throngH7284
• and foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• prayingבְּעָאbe‛â' be‛âh · to askH1156
• and making supplicationחֲנַןchănan · be graciousH2604
• beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• his Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426

Cross-references for Daniel 6:11

• Daniel 6:6So these officials and satraps went to the king as a group. They said to him, “May King Darius live forever!
• Psalms 10:9He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.

Commentaries on Daniel 6:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Then these men assembled … - Evidently with a design of finding him at his devotions.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 It is no new thing for what is done faithfully, in conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as done obstinately, and in contempt of the civil powers. Through want of due thought, we often do that which afterwards, like Darius, we see cause a thousand times to wish undone again. Daniel, that venerable man, is brought as the vilest of malefactors, and is thrown into the den of lions, to be devoured, only for worshipping his God. No doubt the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11just as he had done before: Daniel's regular prayer time helped him worship God daily. Jerusalem was God's chosen city (1 Kings 11:36). Even though the temple was gone, forgetting Jerusalem was unthinkable (Psalm 137:5–6). Someday, the temple would be rebuilt (Isaiah 2:2–4; 44:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. assembled--as in Da 6:6, "assembled" or "ran hastily," so as to come upon Daniel suddenly and detect him in the act.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 6:11

• Civil Service
• Conspiracy
• Daniel
• Diplomacy
• Faith
• Indictments
• Persia
• Politics
• Religion

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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