Daniel 6:22

Daniel 6:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm."
• New King James Version (NKJV)My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”

Context of Daniel 6:22

20When 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?” 21Daniel answered, “May the king live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.” 23The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.

Daniel 6:22 word by word

אֱלָהִ֞י שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּ וּֽסֲגַ֛ר פֻּ֥ם אַרְיָוָתָ֖א וְלָ֣א חַבְּל֑וּנִי כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤י קָֽדָמ֙וֹהִי֙ זָכוּ֙ הִשְׁתְּכַ֣חַת לִ֔י וְאַ֤ף קָֽדָמָךְ֙ מַלְכָּ֔א חֲבוּלָ֖ה לָ֥א עַבְדֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• hath sentשְׁלַחshelach · to sendH7972
• his angelמַלְאַךְmal'ak · angelH4398
• and hath shutסְגַרsegar · to shutH5463
• the lions’אַרְיֵה'aryêh · lionH744
• mouthsפֻּםpûm · mouthH6433
• that they have notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• hurtחֲבַלchăbal · to destroyH2255
• me: forasmuch asקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• me: forasmuch asכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
• him innocencyזָכוּzâkû · innocenceH2136
• was foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
• in me; and alsoאַף'aph · alsoH638
• thee, O kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• have I doneעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• hurtחֲבוּלָאchăbûlâh · crimeH2248

Cross-references for Daniel 6:22

• Daniel 6:20When 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?”
• 2 Samuel 22:7“In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
• Psalms 31:14But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.”
• Psalms 38:21Lord, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God.
• Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
• Matthew 27:46About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
• John 20:17Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
• John 20:18Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.
• Daniel 3:28Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
• Numbers 20:16but when we cried out to the Lord, he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. “Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.
• 2 Chronicles 32:21And the Lord sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the commanders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons, his own flesh and blood, cut him down with the sword.
• Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.
• Isaiah 63:9In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
• Acts 12:11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”
• Acts 27:23Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

Commentaries on Daniel 6:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22My God hath sent his angel - Such a one as that who attended Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the fiery furnace, and blew aside the flames, so that they could not hurt them. Before him innocency was found in one - Because I was innocent God has preserved me; and now that I am preserved, my innocence is fully proved.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22My God hath sent his angel - It was common among the Hebrews to attribute any remarkable preservation from danger to the intervention of an angel sent from God, and no one can demonstrate that it did not occur as they supposed. There is no more absurdity in supposing that God employs an angelic being to defend his people, or to impart blessings to them, than there is in supposing that he employs one human being to render important aid, and to convey…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. 2222. his angel--the instrument, not the author, of his deliverance (Psa 91:11; 34:7). shut ... lions' mouths--(He 11:33). So spiritually, God will shut the roaring lion's mouth (1Pe 5:8) for His servants. forasmuch as before him innocency--not absolutely (in Da 9:7, 18 he disclaims such a plea), but relatively to this case. God has attested the justice of my cause in standing up for His worship, by delivering me. Therefore, the "forasmuch" does not justify…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 6:22

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Blessing
• Daniel
• Faith
• Indictments
• Innocency
• Lion
• Miracles
• Religion
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Arise
• Lay
• Media
• Temptation
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bel, and the Dragon
• Bible, the
• Daniel, Book of

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