Daniel 6:5

Daniel 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
• New International Version (NIV)Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then these men said, "We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

Context of Daniel 6:5

3Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel’s great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire. 4Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy. So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.” 6So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius! 7We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions.

Daniel 6:5 word by word

אֱ֠דַיִן גֻּבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ אָֽמְרִ֔ין דִּ֣י לָ֧א נְהַשְׁכַּ֛ח לְדָנִיֵּ֥אל דְּנָ֖ה כָּל־עִלָּ֑א לָהֵ֕ן הַשְׁכַּ֥חְנָֽה עֲל֖וֹהִי בְּדָ֥ת אֱלָהֵֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
• saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• theseאִלֵּךְ'illêk · theseH479
• menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
• We shall notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• findשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
• anyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• occasionעִלָּה‛illâh · pretextH5931
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5922
• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• exceptלָהֵןlâhên · exceptH3861
• against him concerning the lawדָּתdâth · lawH1882
• of his Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426

Cross-references for Daniel 6:5

• 1 Samuel 24:17And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil.
• Esther 3:8Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire who keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their laws are different from those of any other people, and they refuse to obey the laws of the king. So it is not in the king’s interest to let them live.
• John 19:6When they saw him, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” “Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.”
• Acts 24:13These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing.

Commentaries on Daniel 6:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5We shall not find any occasion … - We shall not find any pretext or any cause by which he may be humbled and degraded. They were satisfied of his integrity, and they saw it was vain to hope to accomplish their purposes by any attack on his moral character, or any charge against him in respect to the manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office. Except we find it against him concerning the law of his God - Unless it be in respect to his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5law of his God: Compare Daniel 6:8, 12, 15; Ezra 7:12, 14, 25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. It is the highest testimony to a godly man's walk, when his most watchful enemies can find no ground of censure save in that he walks according to the law of God even where it opposes the ways of the world.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 6:5

• Civil Service
• Conspiracy
• Diplomacy
• Faith
• Indictments
• Malice
• Persia
• Politics
• Religion
• Rulers

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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