Daniel 6:25
in Daniel 6Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
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ASV
Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.
KJV
Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
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This verse in Daniel 6
Commentary
9 notes on this verseVerses 25-27. "Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, tribes and language-groups who dwelt in all the earth, saying: 'Your peace be multiplied! I have enacted a decree that in all my empire and kingdom men are to dread and tremble before the God of Daniel. For it is He who is the living God and the One who abides forever, and His rule shall not be overthown, and His power shall eternally endure.
This site's exposition
Peace be multiplied unto you
on Daniel 6:25-27
Darius's decree to all people, nations, and languages echoes Nebuchadnezzar's own doxology after his humbling in chapter 4, the fourth pagan king in the book to confess in his own words that the God of Daniel is the living God, stedfast for ever, whose kingdom shall not be destroyed. Henry reads the decree's language, he delivereth and rescueth, and worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, as coming remarkably close to genuine confession from a Median king who a chapter before knew Daniel only as a capable administrator. The pattern the whole book has been building since chapter 2 reaches its fullest imperial voice here: sovereignty over kings stated by the kings themselves.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Then Darius wrote to all peoples, tribes and tongues, to those who dwell in all the earth, declaring peace to all and then through what was published by his decree, compelled them to worship God just as it says, "The decree which was set from my face in every realm of my kingdom that all should tremble and fear before the face of the God of Daniel because he himself is the living God, who endures forever and his kingdom shall not be destroyed and his dominion is forever. He assists and rescues and works wonders and signs in heaven and on the earth, who took Daniel from the mouth of the lions." [Daniel 6:26-27]
You see, today Babylon is the world, the satraps are its authorities, Darius is their king, the den is Hades, the lions are punishing angels. And so imitate the blessed Daniel who did not fear the satraps and do not obey a human decree, so that after being cast into the den of lions you may be guarded by the angel, and you may tame beasts, and you may be worshipped by them as a slave of God and no destruction may be found in you, but being alive you may be brought up from the den and may be found as a sharer of the resurrection and you may rule over your enemies and you may always give thanks to the living God. For to him be glory and might unto the endless age of ages. Amen.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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Then King Darius,....
But idolatry had been so long and so deeply rooted that it was not to be extirpated by the edicts of princes, nor by any power less than that which went along with the glorious gospel of Christ. What are the causes and considerations moving him to make this decree. They are sufficient to have justified a decree for the total suppression of idolatry, much more will they serve to support this.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Then king Darius wrote unto all people ... - Compare the note at Dan 2:47; Dan 3:29; Dan 4:1. If there is a probability that Nebuchadnezzar would make such a proclamation as he did, there is no less probability that the same thing would be done by Darius. Indeed, it is manifest on the face of the whole narrative that one great design of all that occurred was to proclaim the knowledge of the true God, and to secure his recognition.
Then king Darius wrote - And the substance of this decree, which was made by a heathen king, was to point out the perfections of the true God, and the fidelity of his devoted servant.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בֵּאדַ֜יִן | bedayin | <in> then | H116 → | 57 times |
| דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁ | dareyavesh | Darius | H1868 → | 15 times |
| מַלְכָּ֗א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| כְּ֠תַב | ketav | he wrote | H3790 → | 8 times |
| לְֽכָל־ | lekhol | to all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א | ʾamaiya' | peoples the | H5972 → | 15 times |
| אֻמַיָּ֧א | ʾumaiya' | nations the | H524 → | 8 times |
| וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א | velishanaiya' | and languages the | H3961 → | 7 times |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| דָיְרִ֥ין | daarin | [were] dwelling | H1753 → | 7 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| אַרְעָ֖א | ʾara' | earth the | H772 → | 21 times |
| שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן | shelamekhon | peace your | H8001 → | |
| יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃ | yisge' | may it increase | H7680 → |
בֵּאדַ֜יִן<in> then
bedayinH116 →57 times
דָּרְיָ֣וֶשׁDarius
dareyaveshH1868 →15 times
מַלְכָּ֗אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
כְּ֠תַבhe wrote
ketavH3790 →8 times
לְֽכָל־to all
lekholH3606 →82 times
עַֽמְמַיָּ֞אpeoples the
ʾamaiya'H5972 →15 times
אֻמַיָּ֧אnations the
ʾumaiya'H524 →8 times
וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛אand languages the
velishanaiya'H3961 →7 times
דִּֽי־which
di-H1768 →345 times
דָיְרִ֥ין[were] dwelling
daarinH1753 →7 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3606 →82 times
אַרְעָ֖אearth the
ʾara'H772 →21 times
שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹןpeace your
shelamekhonH8001 →
יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃may it increase
yisge'H7680 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Esther 8:9At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors,…
it leads to
- Esther 1:22
He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Esther 1:1
This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
- Esther 1:22
Through
Esther 3:12On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 21:8
Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
- 1 Kings 21:8
Through
Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
it leads to
- Daniel 3:4
Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
- 1 Peter 1:2
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- Daniel 3:29
Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble.…
- Ephesians 1:2
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Chronicles 12:18
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to…
- Daniel 3:4
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About Daniel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 3.31.1; Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 3.31.2-4; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SIX; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.