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 Living Translation (NLT)Then the officials went together to Daniel’s house and found him praying and asking for God’s help.

Context of Daniel 6:11

9Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. 10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king’s decree: “Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?” The king answered and said, “The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.” 13So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a 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 governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever!
• Psalms 10:9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay 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