Daniel 6:26

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 orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. 25Then Darius the king wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language who were living in all the land: “May your peace abound! I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel; For He is the living God and enduring forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be forever. 27He delivers and rescues and performs signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has also delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.” 28So this Daniel enjoyed success in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Daniel 6:26 word by word

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

• makeשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• that in allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• the dominionשׇׁלְטָןsholţân · dominionH7985
• of my kingdomמַלְכוּmalkû · kingdomH4437
• men are to fearדְּחַלdechal · to fearH1763
• and trembleזוּעַzûa‛ · to trembleH2112
• beforeמִן־min · fromH4481
• beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• the Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• of Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• livingחַיchay · livingH2417
• enduringקַיָּםqayâm · enduringH7011
• foreverעָלַם‛âlam · perpetuityH5957
• is one whichדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• will not be destroyedחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
• foreverסוֹףsôph · endH5491

Cross-references for Daniel 6:26

• Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation or tongue that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses reduced to a rubbish heap, inasmuch as there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way.”
• Ezra 6:8Moreover, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay.
• Ezra 7:12“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace. And now
• Psalms 2:11Worship the Lord with reverence And rejoice with trembling.
• Psalms 99:1The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!
• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
• Isaiah 66:2For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the Lord. “But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes, And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Luke 12:5But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!
• Hebrews 12:29for our God is a consuming fire.
• Daniel 4:34“But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
• Deuteronomy 5:26For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
• 1 Samuel 17:26Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the armies of the living God?”
• Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered; And in the place Where it is said to them, “You are not My people,” It will be said to them, “You are the sons of the living God.”
• Acts 17:25nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;
• Romans 9:26“And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘you are not My people,’ There they shall 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