Daniel 6:14

Daniel 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
• New International Version (NIV)When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. And he labored till the sun went down to rescue him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Context of Daniel 6:14

12Then they approached and spoke before the king about the king’s injunction: “Did you not sign an injunction that any person who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked.” 13Then they responded and spoke before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps offering his prayer three times a day.” Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply distressed, and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and until sunset he kept exerting himself to save him. 15Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Recognize, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or statute which the king establishes may be changed.” 16Then the king gave orders, and Daniel was brought in and thrown into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “Your God whom you continually serve will Himself rescue you.”

Daniel 6:14 word by word

אֱדַ֨יִן מַלְכָּ֜א כְּדִ֧י מִלְּתָ֣א שְׁמַ֗ע שַׂגִּיא֙ בְּאֵ֣שׁ עֲל֔וֹהִי וְעַ֧ל דָּנִיֵּ֛אל שָׂ֥ם בָּ֖ל לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּ וְעַד֙ מֶֽעָלֵ֣י שִׁמְשָׁ֔א הֲוָ֥א מִשְׁתַּדַּ֖ר לְהַצָּלוּתֵֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• as soonדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• as the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• heardשְׁמַעshema‛ · to hearH8086
• this statementמִלָּהmillâh · wordH4406
• he was deeplyשַׂגִּיאώaggîy' · greatH7690
• distressedבְּאֵשׁbe'êsh · be displeasedH888
• and setשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• mindבָּלbâl · mindH1079
• on rescuingשֵׁיזִבshezab · to rescueH7804
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• and untilעַד‛ad · tillH5705
• sunsetמֶעָלmê‛âl · going downH4606
• sunsetשְׁמַשׁshemesh · sunH8122
• he kept exertingשְׁדַרshedar · to striveH7712
• himself to saveנְצַלnetsal · to rescueH5338

Cross-references for Daniel 6:14

• Daniel 3:13Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and anger gave orders to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.
• Matthew 27:17So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
• Mark 6:26And although the king was very sorry, because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.
• Luke 23:13Now Pilate summoned to himself the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
• John 19:7The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die, because He made Himself out to be the Son of God!”
• 2 Samuel 3:28Afterward, when David heard about this, he said, “I and my kingdom are innocent before the Lord forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

Commentaries on Daniel 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The king - was sore displeased with himself - And well he might, when through his excessive folly he passed a law that, for its ostensible object, would have been a disgrace almost to an idiot. And set his heart on Daniel - He strove by every means to get the law annulled. He had no doubt spoken to several of his lords in private, and had gone from one to another till the going down of the sun.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself - That is, for having consented to such a decree without deliberation, or with so much haste - or for having consented to it at all. It is remarkable that it is not said that he was displeased with them for having proposed it; but it is clear that he saw that the guilt was his own for having given his assent to it, and that he had acted foolishly. There is no evidence as yet that…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. 14The king had not considered all the consequences of signing the law. deeply distressed: Or very angry because he felt tricked. He did not want to execute his best servant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. displeased with himself--for having suffered himself to be entrapped into such a hasty decree (Pr 29:20). On the one hand he was pressed by the immutability of the law, fear that the princes might conspire against him, and desire to consult for his own reputation, not to seem fickle; on the other, by regard for Daniel, and a desire to save him from the effects of his own rash decree. till ... going down of ... sun--The king took this time to…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 6:14

• Babylon
• Civil Service
• Conspiracy
• Constitution
• Daniel
• Decrees
• Diplomacy
• Faith
• Indictments
• King
• Politics
• Religion

In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• Arise
• Lay
• Media
• Temptation
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Daniel, Book of
• Deliver
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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