Bible Commentary

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. 22. sent his angel ] cf. Dan 3:28. shut &c.] cf. Heb 11:33 ( ; Theod. here … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:22”

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever. 21. O king, live for ever ] cf. Dan 6:6. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever – The common form of salutation in addressing the king. See the note at Dan 2:4. There … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:21”

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto 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? 20. when he came ] as he drew near. with a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:20”

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 19. Then the king arose at dawn, as soon as it was light ] lit. at dawn, in the brightness. The words used imply that day had fully broken. The first word (‘dawn’) stands in the Targ. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:19”

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 18. instruments of musick ] The meaning of the word thus rendered is unknown. The root in Aram. and Heb. means to thrust, overthrow (Psa 36:12; Psa 118:13). In … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:18”

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 17. sealed it with his own signet ] seals were in common use alike among the Assyrians, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:17”

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 16. Now the king spake, &c.] The king answered, &c. The asyndetic construction is characteristic of the Aramaic portion of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:16”

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. 15. assembled ] came thronging or tumultuously, as Dan 6:6. Know, O king, &c.] The courtiers, in their violence … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:15”

Then the king, when he heard [these] words, was sore 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. 14. was sore displeased with himself ] was sore displeased (R.V.): ‘with himself’ is incorrect. The expression is the Aram. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:14”

Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. 13. children of the exile of Judah ] Dan 2:25, Dan 5:13. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:13”