Revised Webster's Bible
Daniel 6:21
21Then said Daniel to the king, O king, live for ever.
Daniel 6:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Daniel answered, “May the king live forever!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
Context of Daniel 6:21
19Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions. 20And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel: and the king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? Then said Daniel to the king, O king, live for ever. 22My 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. 23Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel out of the den. So Daniel was taken out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
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אֱדַ֙יִן֙ דָּנִיֶּ֔אל עִם־מַלְכָּ֖א מַלִּ֑ל מַלְכָּ֖א לְעָלְמִ֥ין חֱיִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Daniel 6:21
- Daniel 6:6Then these presidents and princes assembled to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live for ever.
- Daniel 2:4Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Syrian, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
- Nehemiah 2:3And said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?
Commentaries on Daniel 6:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever - The common form of salutation in addressing the king. See the note at Daniel 2:4. There might be more than mere form in this, for Daniel may have been aware of the true source of the calamities that had come upon him, and of the innocence of the king in the matter; and he doubtless recalled the interest which the king had shown in him when about to be cast into the den of lions, and his expression of…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. 2121. Daniel might have indulged in anger at the king, but does not; his sole thought is, God's glory has been set forth in his deliverance.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
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